Chief Technology Officer

TDCX; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative fintech infrastructure venture in Singapore is seeking a hands-on Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead technology decisions from day zero. In this crucial role, you will architect a scalable platform for high-volume financial operations and nurture an engineering team. Candidates should have over 10 years of experience with a strong background in API-driven platforms and a deep understanding of security and compliance within financial contexts. The position offers significant influence over engineering culture and competitive compensation.

Benefits

Founding team position

Competitive compensation

Fully funded runway

Opportunity to build new infrastructure category

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience, including senior leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of security, encryption, and compliance in financial environments.
• Ability to operate in a high-accountability, early-stage environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build a secure, scalable platform handling high-volume, high-integrity financial operations.
• Lead and grow the engineering team (internal + outsourced).
• Define engineering standards, infrastructure, security, and automation.

Skills

API-driven platforms

Distributed systems

Complex fintech/payments architectures

Hands-on coding skills (Go, Rust, Python)

Security

Encryption

Compliance in financial environments

Job description

Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Founding Team (Stealth Fintech Infrastructure Venture)

Location: Singapore (preferred) / Remote APAC

We are an early-stage, founder-funded fintech infrastructure venture in stealth by the owner of the TDCX Group, building a new platform at the intersection of financial technology, compliance, and high-security digital transaction systems.

We are now hiring a hands-on, world-class CTO to lead all technology decisions from day zero.

What you’ll do

• Architect and build a secure, scalable platform handling high-volume, high-integrity financial operations
• Lead and grow the engineering team (internal + outsourced)
• Integrate multiple external systems and data providers into a unified environment
• Define engineering standards, infrastructure, security, and automation
• Work directly with founders on product strategy, technical roadmap, and regulatory readiness
• Represent technology in early client and partner conversations

What we’re looking for

• 10+ years of engineering experience, incl. senior leadership roles
• Strong background in API-driven platforms, distributed systems, or complex fintech/payments architectures
• Hands-on coding skills (Go, Rust, Python ideal)
• Deep understanding of security, encryption, and compliance in financial environments
• Experience working in regulated industries (banking, payments, digital infrastructure, or crypto optional but not required)
• Ability to operate comfortably in a high-accountability, early-stage environment

What we offer

• Founding team position with significant influence over architecture and engineering culture
• Competitive compensation
• A fully funded 12–18 month runway, ambitious roadmap, and a rare opportunity to build a new infrastructure category from the ground up
• Confidentiality assured

If you’ve built or scaled mission-critical financial or data infrastructure before — and you want to architect a platform with global ambitions — we’d love to speak with you.