Global Fintech Engineering Lead | Equity & Flexible Work

Jack & Jill/External ATS; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech payments platform in Greater London is seeking a Head of Engineering to oversee multi-disciplinary engineering teams and drive technical innovation. The role requires extensive leadership experience within the fintech industry and proficiency in modern stack environments like Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, and AWS. The ideal candidate will shape strategic direction and foster a high-performance culture while enjoying a remarkable work-life balance with significant ownership opportunities.

Benefits

Equity participation

Hybrid flexibility

45 days of 'work from anywhere' freedom

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership experience in payments or fintech industry.
• Proven record of supporting managers and senior individual contributors.
• Deep technical expertise in Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.
• Drive the technical strategy and architectural direction aligned with business goals.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Mentoring

Technical strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Python

TypeScript

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

A leading fintech payments platform in Greater London is seeking a Head of Engineering to oversee multi-disciplinary engineering teams and drive technical innovation. The role requires extensive leadership experience within the fintech industry and proficiency in modern stack environments like Python, TypeScript, Kubernetes, and AWS. The ideal candidate will shape strategic direction and foster a high-performance culture while enjoying a remarkable work-life balance with significant ownership opportunities.