Engineering Lead: Real-Time Fraud and Risk

Airwallex; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fintech company based in the US is seeking an Engineering Lead/Manager to oversee the strategy and delivery of real-time fraud management products. This role involves shaping architecture, developing team members, and enhancing product security. Ideal candidates will have extensive back-end engineering experience, especially in fintech, and expertise in Java and distributed systems. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in risk management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in back-end engineering with 2+ years in engineering management.
• Experience in Risk management or Fintech product engineering.
• Deep experience with distributed systems and high-availability architectures.
• Practical experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Own strategy and delivery of detection systems and fraud management products.
• Provide strategic leadership for mission-critical fraud and risk platforms.
• Build and scale a high-performing engineering organization.
• Drive design and code quality standards across services.

Skills

Back-end engineering

Java proficiency

Risk management

Distributed systems

Spring/Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Gradle

Maven

Cassandra

Redis

Hadoop

Job description

A leading fintech company based in the US is seeking an Engineering Lead/Manager to oversee the strategy and delivery of real-time fraud management products. This role involves shaping architecture, developing team members, and enhancing product security. Ideal candidates will have extensive back-end engineering experience, especially in fintech, and expertise in Java and distributed systems. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence in risk management.