Remote FinTech Lead Engineer — Architect & Mentor

Placements24; Centurion; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote

Home office stipend

Stock options

Health & retirement benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Lead Software Engineer to guide a fintech engineering team in building scalable, secure financial software. You will architect solutions, mentor engineers, and partner with product management to deliver high-impact features from a home office.

This role requires 7+ years in software development with leadership experience and a strong background in microservices, cloud platforms, and modern languages.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development with leadership/architect role
• Proven track record delivering fintech/financial services systems
• Experience with microservices, cloud platforms, and modern languages

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and deployment of complex financial software
• Mentor engineers and drive technical excellence
• Define roadmaps with product management
• Implement CI/CD and DevOps practices
• Troubleshoot production issues in distributed systems

Skills

Java

Python

C#

Microservices

AWS

Azure

GCP

Leadership

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced Remote Lead Software Engineer to guide a fintech engineering team in building scalable, secure financial software. You will architect solutions, mentor engineers, and partner with product management to deliver high-impact features from a home office.

This role requires 7+ years in software development with leadership experience and a strong background in microservices, cloud platforms, and modern languages.