Head of Engineering - Commercial Payment – Remote-First

EPI Company; A distancia; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading fintech firm is looking for a Head of Engineering for Commercial Payments. In this remote-first role, you will lead multiple Agile teams, ensuring alignment with company goals while driving innovation in a regulatory environment. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in software engineering and a proven background in fintech leadership. You will participate directly in shaping the company's technology strategy and promoting a diverse, high-performing culture. Competitive benefits and growth opportunities are provided.

Formación

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in leadership roles.
• Proven success leading Agile teams in fintech or regulated industries.
• Strong track record of building scalable products and improving engineering productivity.
• Fluency in English (CEFR level C1 or C2).

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute technical strategy for Commercial Payments.
• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior technical talent.
• Drive cross-domain architectural decisions and platform strategy.
• Promote diversity and resilience within teams.

Conocimientos

Leadership in software engineering

Agile methodologies

Team development and coaching

Innovation management

Risk management

Educación

10+ years of software engineering experience

Experience in leadership roles

Herramientas

Kotlin

Docker

MongoDB

OpenAPI

Descripción del empleo

Head of Engineering - Commercial Payment – Remote-First

Join us in shaping the future of payment technology across Europe. As Head of Engineering for Commercial Payments at EPI Company, you will lead three Engineering Managers and their teams to build secure, resilient back‑end systems powering e‑commerce, in‑store payment solutions, and dispute management in a regulated fintech environment.

We are a fully remote Pan‑European Product and Engineering team operating in an Agile environment. You report directly to the CPTO and take ownership of the Commercial Payments domain, driving innovation and scalability for core payment services and future value‑added solutions.

What’s in it for you

• Define and execute the technical strategy for Commercial Payments, ensuring alignment with company goals and platform architecture
• Partner with Product Management, Design, and other Engineering domains to deliver impactful, customer‑centric solutions
• Collaborate with Compliance, Security, and Risk teams to ensure all solutions meet regulatory and operational requirements
• Represent engineering in external engagements with customers, partners, and auditors within a regulated fintech environment
• Drive cross‑domain architectural decisions, shared services, APIs, and platform strategy
• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers and senior technical talent, creating clear growth paths and fostering a feedback‑driven culture
• Promote diversity, psychological safety, and resilience within teams, ensuring a healthy balance between innovation and sustainable delivery
• Build high‑performing, autonomous Agile teams that adapt quickly to changing business needs
• Identify and address skill gaps to prepare teams for future growth and evolving technologies
• Work with Kotlin, Ktor, MongoDB, OpenAPI, Docker

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in leadership roles (Head of Engineering, VP Engineering, Director, etc.)
• Proven success leading multiple Agile teams or an entire product domain in fintech or regulated industries
• Strong track record of building scalable products, driving organizational change, and improving engineering productivity
• Experience collaborating with executive leadership and influencing company‑wide technology strategy
• Deep understanding of payment systems, transaction processing, and other fintech domains in regulated environments
• Experience building and operating systems that handle financial data with high reliability, security, and compliance
• Ability to balance innovation with risk management, ensuring technical decisions meet both customer and regulatory expectations
• Fluency in English (CEFR level C1 or C2); proficiency in additional European languages such as French, German, or Dutch is a plus
• Familiarity with modern fintech technologies such as microservices, event‑driven systems, data pipelines, and cloud‑native architectures

Recruitment process

• First call with one of our recruiters
• Technical interview with a Head of Engineering and Engineering Manager

Interview with our Head of Product Commercial Payment

Final interview with our CPTO and Agile CoachHopefully, an offer you can’t refuse

EPI offers the same job opportunities to all, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. EPI promotes the development of an inclusive work environment that mirrors the diversity of the clients our product is serving.

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Head of Engineering Commercial Payment RemoteFirst • Madrid, Spain