Director of Engineering — AI-Driven Payments Platform (Hybrid)

Qurated; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Qurated is seeking a Director of Engineering in London (Hybrid) to lead a specialist bank's engineering org focused on critical payments and FX infrastructure. You will work hands-on with senior engineers, modernising legacy platforms and driving the shift to an AI-assisted engineering model while scaling the team from 20–30 engineers.

You will partner with architecture to turn design intent into high-volume, resilient systems and unify a hybrid delivery model, balancing in-house, offshore, and

Qualifications

• Hands-on depth in Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, and event-driven systems on AWS.
• Proven experience scaling an engineering org (~20-30+) in a transformation-heavy environment.
• Experience managing blended delivery - in-house, offshore, vendor - without coordination tax.

Responsibilities

• Lead a ~20–30 person engineering org through transformation and growth.
• Shape and deliver AI-assisted engineering initiatives with senior engineers.
• Unify a hybrid delivery model (in-house, offshore, vendors) under engineering standards.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Spring Boot

Event-driven systems

AWS

Leading teams

Delivery management

Job description

Qurated is seeking a Director of Engineering in London (Hybrid) to lead a specialist bank's engineering org focused on critical payments and FX infrastructure. You will work hands-on with senior engineers, modernising legacy platforms and driving the shift to an AI-assisted engineering model while scaling the team from 20–30 engineers.

You will partner with architecture to turn design intent into high-volume, resilient systems and unify a hybrid delivery model, balancing in-house, offshore, and