Lead, Product Engineering — AI‑Augmented, Cloud‑Native Platform

HugoBank; Pakistan; On-site; PKR 4,000,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HugoBank is seeking a hands-on Lead, Product Engineering with a strong product mindset to drive development of consumer-facing digital products. The role combines architecture, coding, and leadership across the full stack—application and infrastructure—fostering AI‑augmented engineering while maintaining security, reliability, and regulatory compliance in a banking environment.

You will own platform scalability, mentor high‑performing teams, and partner with Product, Design, and Business to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 12–15+ years of experience in software/product engineering
• 3–5+ years of experience in a leadership role
• Proven experience in building and scaling consumer-facing digital products
• Strong hands-on experience in modern programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Node.js, Python, Go)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native architectures
• Strong experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation)
• Experience with microservices, APIs, and distributed systems
• Strong understanding of secure coding and cloud security principles
• Experience with CI/CD, automated testing, and release management
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams while remaining technically hands-on
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product engineering for consumer-facing and backend systems
• Take ownership of existing platforms and drive improvements in scalability, reliability, and performance
• Contribute hands-on to application development, architecture design, and infrastructure (cloud & IaC)
• Define and enforce coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Business teams to refine requirements and challenge assumptions
• Build, mentor, and manage high-performing engineering teams
• Drive adoption of cloud-native architectures, DevSecOps, and automation-first practices
• Ensure systems meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements (especially in a banking environment)
• Own architectural decision-making and drive long-term platform scalability, resilience, and engineering strategy
• Ensure production stability, operational excellence, and incident ownership for critical systems

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Node.js

Python

Go

Education

Bachelor's or Master in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Pulumi

CloudFormation

Job description

HugoBank is seeking a hands-on Lead, Product Engineering with a strong product mindset to drive development of consumer-facing digital products. The role combines architecture, coding, and leadership across the full stack—application and infrastructure—fostering AI‑augmented engineering while maintaining security, reliability, and regulatory compliance in a banking environment.

You will own platform scalability, mentor high‑performing teams, and partner with Product, Design, and Business to