Head of engineering (hands-on)

PRAGMATIKE; Paris; À distance; EUR 100 000 - 125 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A leading impact fintech is seeking a Technical Lead to oversee core platform development using PHP8 and Symfony while managing AWS infrastructure and guiding product strategy. The ideal candidate has experience in fintech and scaleups, a degree from a top French engineering school, and a passion for AI. This role involves both technical leadership and mentoring of junior developers. Competitive compensation is offered based on experience and remote work flexibility is available.

Qualifications

• Experience in fintech industry is a significant advantage.
• Familiarity with scaleups and growing international teams.
• Strong understanding and use of AI technologies.

Responsabilités

• Own and maintain core platform with PHP8 and Symfony.
• Manage AWS Lambda infrastructure and PostgreSQL.
• Drive the technical roadmap for the product transformation.

Connaissances

Fintech experience

Experience with scaleups

Knowledge of AI and LLM

PHP8

Symfony 6.4

AWS

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Mentoring

Technical roadmap planning

Formation

Degree from a top French engineering school

Outils

Tailwind CSS

React Native

Terraform

Description du poste

Overview

Great opportunity for you to join an impact fintech with great impact in France.

Start

ASAP

Remote flex

Absolutely

Compensation

Based on person's experience

What we are looking for?

• Fintech experience is a great plus 🚀
• Scaleups experience, growing international teams
• Out of top French engineering school, and business driven
• AI - LLM use frequently
• Impact driven person socially
• Still hands in the dirt

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership (60%)

• Own and maintain a core platform built on PHP8 / Symfony 6.4, with Tailwind CSS frontend. YES , we still need you to code a bit : )
• Manage AWS Lambda infrastructure (using Bref.sh) and PostgreSQL database
• Maintain and optimize a fully automated CI / CD pipeline (production deployed from master)
• Oversee monitoring stack (Kibana + Sentry) to ensure system reliability
• Manage external vendor relationship for HR connector maintenance (representing 60% of codebase)
• Ensure continued ISO 27001 compliance in all technical decisions
• Mentor and manage an apprentice developer

Product Strategy (40%)

• Drive the technical roadmap for a white‑label / API‑first transformation
• Conduct regular calls with clients and API integrators to gather requirements and feedback
• Translate business needs into technical specifications and architectural decisions
• Define and prioritize features based on customer value and technical feasibility
• Design API contracts and integration patterns for the partner ecosystem
• Balance technical debt management with new feature development

Tech Stack

Backend : PHP8, Symfony 6.4

Frontend : Tailwind CSS, minimal vanilla JavaScript

Mobile : React Native (web app wrapper)

Infrastructure : AWS Lambda (Bref.sh), PostgreSQL, Terraform

DevOps : Fully automated CI / CD, Kibana, Sentry

Integrations : 20+ HR system connectors