Director of Software Development

Department: Technology

Location: Head Office

Description

As the Director of Software Development, you will be responsible for setting the technical direction, building and managing high-performing teams, and delivering scalable, secure fintech solutions. This includes ownership of core product development, digital web/mobile applications, quality assurance, data engineering and warehouse, and the integration of third-party SaaS platforms critical to our business operations.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Lead, mentor, and grow software engineering, QA, and data engineering teams.
• Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with product and business strategy.
• Drive the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring high performance, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
• Champion quality assurance practices, including test automation, performance testing, and continuous integration.
• Oversee the evaluation, selection, and integration of third-party SaaS solutions that support and enhance business functionality (e.g., Salesforce, payment processors, fraud detection, compliance platforms).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to seamlessly integrate SaaS platforms into our internal systems and data pipelines.
• Ensure SaaS integrations align with security, data privacy, and operational requirements.
• Manage and evolve data warehouse infrastructure and analytics platforms to support business intelligence and regulatory reporting.
• Implement robust data governance practices and data integration strategies using modern tools.
• Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders to define technical requirements and project priorities.
• Establish engineering best practices around code quality, agile delivery, DevOps, and scalability.
• Lead solution architecture for all software development, data warehouse.
• Proactively stay ahead of fintech trends, SaaS solutions, and data technologies to inform architecture and investment decisions.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We value each employee for their unique perspectives and experiences. If you are someone who has qualifications similar to what we are looking for and is aligned with the culture and values at Embark, please consider applying!

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, including at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience leading engineering organizations in a fintech or regulated technology environment.
• Demonstrated success managing SaaS integrations and third-party platform adoption at scale.
• Experience with Salesforce – Salescloud and Marketing Cloud – an asset.
• Strong understanding of data warehouse technologies (Azure Synapse, PowerBI, BigQuery) and modern data pipelines.
• Experience building web/mobile applications using modern technology (React, Node.js, NoSQL DBs).
• Hands-on experience with QA methodologies and automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architecture, DevOps, and CI/CD best practices and technologies (e.g., Azure DevOps, GitHub).
• Knowledge of PaaS-based SDLC.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Experience with fintech compliance, security, and risk management is a strong plus.