Head of Technology

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StreamPayments offers secure and innovative payment solutions, helping businesses process transactions globally with efficiency and compliance. With a focus on payment gateways, merchant accounts, and fraud prevention, StreamPayments supports businesses of all sizes in optimizing their payment strategies while adhering to the highest security standards.

At StreamPayments, we’re seeking a Head of Technology to lead the development of new fintech products and emerging payment infrastructure. This is a high-impact role for a technical leader with deep experience in global payments, who also thrives at the intersection of open banking, blockchain, and API-first product design.

You’ll support and scale our current payments stack while building the next generation of financial tools, from stablecoin on-ramps to modular, merchant-facing software.

With StreamPayments, you’ll be part of a dynamic company revolutionizing the payments landscape by offering innovative, tailored solutions to businesses.

Key Responsibilities :

• Drive the technical vision, architect and develop the frontend and backend of new payments-facing products (e.g., open banking, stablecoin, AI interfaces, compliance tooling).
• Make key decisions on tech stack, architecture, and infrastructure. You’ll have the autonomy to choose the best tools for the job.
• Guide product strategy and technical architecture for blockchain such as integrations and on / off ramps.
• Work with the tech team to maintain current payments infrastructure, including gateway connectivity and acquirer integrations.
• Select and manage technical contributors (freelancers or full-time) as the roadmap expands.
• Stay ahead of payment trends, regulatory changes, and technologies reshaping the fintech landscape.

Requirements :

• Fluent English, both written and verbal.
• Deep experience building fintech products, ideally involving payments, wallets, embedded finance, or merchant tooling.
• Experience building secure applications in compliance with PCI standards and relevant financial regulations.
• Strong knowledge of global payments architecture, gateways, acquiring networks, and transaction routing.
• Frontend capability (or ability to spec / manage it) for responsive, merchant-facing UI.
• Experience with payment systems, gateways, or infrastructure-level integrations.
• Excellent technical leadership, with the ability to translate vision into execution across cross-functional teams.
• Experience forming and leading dispersed technology teams in multiple timezones.

What We Offer :

• Flexible work environment : Enjoy the benefits of home office.
• Generous paid leave : 25 days of annual leave + 1 extra day for your birthday!
• Competitive compensation : A competitive salary and yearly bonuses.
• Career development : Access to training and development opportunities to help you grow professionally.

Join StreamPayments and contribute to a company that values innovation, flexibility, and teamwork.

How to Apply :

Send your CV as a PDF and a brief introduction to — Let’s grow together and redefine payments!

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Personal data of the applicants will be processed in strict confidentiality solely for the purposes of selection and recruitment and will not be transferred to other data controllers unless required by law. Applicants provide their personal data on a voluntary basis and will have the right to access and correct their personal data within a reasonable time upon filing a written request.

StreamPayments is an equal opportunity employer. We appreciate people with different backgrounds and mindsets, and we honor diversity and inclusion.

Seniority level

• Seniority level Executive

Employment type

• Employment type Full-time

Job function

• Job function Information Technology

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