Remote FinTech Lead Engineer — Microservices & Cloud

Placements24

Polokwane

Hybrid

ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,800,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Equity options
Performance bonus
Health/dental/vision insurance
Flexible remote policy
Professional development budget

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with FinTech specialization for a fully remote engineering team. You will lead a team of engineers, mentor juniors, and champion best practices while delivering scalable backend systems and APIs for financial products.

Bring 8+ years in software development, leadership experience, and strong knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and containerization.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional software development experience, with FinTech focus.
  • Proven experience in leading engineering teams and managing complex projects.
  • Strong knowledge of distributed systems and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

  • Lead design, development, and deployment of scalable backend systems and APIs for FinTech apps.
  • Mentor engineers and promote technical excellence.
  • Architect microservices-based solutions.
  • Define technical roadmaps with product managers and translate requirements into actionable development plans.
  • Ensure code quality, performance, and security through reviews.
  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies and drive innovation within the team.

Skills

Team leadership
Remote collaboration
Communication
Problem-solving
Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java
Python
C++
Go
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Azure
GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Software Engineer with FinTech specialization for a fully remote engineering team. You will lead a team of engineers, mentor juniors, and champion best practices while delivering scalable backend systems and APIs for financial products.

Bring 8+ years in software development, leadership experience, and strong knowledge of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and containerization.

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