Chief Engineering Leader for Scalable Fintech

Kuda Technologies Ltd; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group life insurance

Medical insurance

Well-being package

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Kuda Technologies Ltd is seeking a visionary VP of Engineering to lead a world‑class organization of 100+ software and quality engineers across four countries. You will drive scale, delivery excellence, and regulatory compliance while bridging high‑level strategy with daily execution.

In this role, you will foster psychological safety, implement modern practices, and ensure robust, low‑latency financial systems as the company scales globally.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering leadership in high‑throughput financial systems.
• Led large engineering teams (100+ engineers) in fast‑growth environments.
• Cloud-native architecture and distributed systems expertise.
• Experience navigating financial regulatory and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering organization of 100+ engineers across four countries.
• Own internal product roadmap execution with high velocity and security.
• Drive modern engineering practices (GitOps, CI/CD, automated testing).
• Oversee architectural integrity of cloud-native financial systems and microservices.

Skills

Leadership

Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Security & compliance

Delivery excellence

DevSecOps

Communication

Tools

GitOps

CI/CD

Automated testing

Job description

Kuda Technologies Ltd is seeking a visionary VP of Engineering to lead a world‑class organization of 100+ software and quality engineers across four countries. You will drive scale, delivery excellence, and regulatory compliance while bridging high‑level strategy with daily execution.

In this role, you will foster psychological safety, implement modern practices, and ensure robust, low‑latency financial systems as the company scales globally.