Team Lead, Engineering, Fintech

Deel; Roma; Ibrido; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global FinTech company is looking for a Team Lead, Engineering in Fintech to oversee the design and operations of wallet infrastructure for clients and contractors. This role combines team leadership with hands-on technical responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record in payments or banking, strong skills in JavaScript and PostgreSQL, and a clear understanding of compliance needs in financial transactions. The position offers flexible remote work options and competitive benefits.

Servizi

Stock grant opportunities

Flexible remote work

Optional WeWork access

Competenze

• Proven experience as a Team Lead or Manager in payments, banking, accounting, or treasury.
• Hands-on experience with wallet systems and compliance requirements.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and API-driven banking integrations.

Mansioni

• Lead the fintech engineering team to design and build wallet infrastructure.
• Integrate wallets with regional banks through APIs.
• Ensure adherence to local regulations.

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Payments systems

JavaScript / Node.js

PostgreSQL

API integrations

Descrizione del lavoro

Team Lead, Engineering, Fintech

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About the Team

At the core of Deel’s FinTech platform, the Team Lead is responsible for building and operating client and contractor wallets across our regulated entities globally. This is a mission‑critical domain where accuracy, compliance, and reliability are non‑negotiable.

Scope & Responsibilities

Lead the fintech engineering team to design, build, and scale wallet infrastructure for global Deel users.

Work with different teams to integrate wallets with regional banks through PSPs (via APIs), orchestrating pay‑ins and ensuring seamless treasury operations.

Depending on the project, collaborate with the Core Accounting team to connect wallets with the General Ledger (GL), ensuring balances are accurate and financial records meet audit standards.

Work closely with Compliance, Treasury, and PSP Integration teams to ensure adherence to local regulations (MTL, PI, safeguarding requirements).

Provide technical leadership in a global, fast‑paced environment where uptime and precision are critical.

Lead a high‑performing engineering team, including running daily stand‑ups, planning sessions, and backlog grooming.

What We’re Looking For

• Location: Based in EMEA, with high availability for global collaboration.
• Background: Proven experience as a Team Lead or Manager in payments, banking, accounting, or treasury.
• FinTech Expertise: Hands‑on wallets, flows of funds, compliance, and regulated money movement. Prior experience at companies like Wise, PayPal, or similar is a strong plus.
• Technical Skills: JavaScript / Node.js
• PostgreSQL with Sequelize ORM
• Strong understanding of distributed systems and API‑driven banking / PSP integrations
• Leadership: Ability to run projects at scale, mentor engineers, and drive cross‑functional alignment.
• Mindset: Ownership, detail‑oriented, and mindful of the responsibility of managing other people’s money.
• Important note: This role will remain technically hands‑on, with responsibilities divided between people management and hands‑on tasks.

Why This Role Matters

This team is the foundation of Deel’s regulated money movement. The work ensures client funds are safe, compliant, and seamlessly accessible worldwide.

Total Rewards

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

Some Things You’ll Enjoy

Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location.

Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country.

The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access.

At Deel, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that values diversity and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, pregnancy or maternity or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation.

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