Dubai Deputy CTO - Fintech Platform & AI-Driven Payments

Black Pen Recruitment; Paris; Sur place; EUR 142 000 - 284 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Black Pen Recruitment in partnership with a Dubai fintech client is recruiting a Deputy CTO to oversee the full technology stack, including software development, infrastructure, platform engineering and AI adoption across networks and markets.

The role requires hands-on leadership, architectural vision and experience delivering scalable digital wallet and payments platforms, with onsite relocation to Dubai and multi-country responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles (VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, CTO, or equivalent)
• Proven experience leading both software development and infrastructure/platform teams
• Strong background in fintech, payments, or digital wallet products
• Hands-on understanding of backend systems (Go, Java, Ruby, or Python) and modern frontend/mobile stacks
• Experience with AWS cloud-native architectures and managed services
• Demonstrated experience implementing AI tools and practices within engineering teams
• Experience managing teams of 30+ engineers across multiple disciplines
• Strong communication skills with the ability to provide concise, direct answers and articulate technical decisions clearly

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage multiple development teams across backend, frontend, and mobile
• Oversee cloud infrastructure and platform engineering for stability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Own the technical roadmap for product development while balancing feature velocity and code quality
• Drive AI adoption and integration across CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and incident response
• Partner with Product, Risk, Platform, and Business teams to align engineering with business goals

Connaissances

Leadership

Strategic planning

Team management

Engineering leadership

Financial/ fintech domain

Communication

Formation

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Outils

Go

Java

Ruby on Rails

Python

AWS

Kubernetes

Description du poste

Black Pen Recruitment in partnership with a Dubai fintech client is recruiting a Deputy CTO to oversee the full technology stack, including software development, infrastructure, platform engineering and AI adoption across networks and markets.

The role requires hands-on leadership, architectural vision and experience delivering scalable digital wallet and payments platforms, with onsite relocation to Dubai and multi-country responsibilities.