Head of Engineering/CTO (for our partner group)

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON

• Define and execute a high-level structure of systems and software solutions that support the business and product goals.
• Ensure architectural decisions and solutions to support scalability, performance, security, and maintainability.
• Evaluate and adopt appropriate technologies, frameworks, platforms, and tools.
• Ensure best engineering practices and design patterns.
• Ensure architectural and infrastructure decisions support scalability, security, and performance.
• Lead, mentor, and develop (through performance reviews) tech leads.
• Oversee the engineer and the engineer lead hiring/firing.
• Manage cybersecurity protocols in collaboration with DevOps, disaster recovery, and business continuity planning.
• Evaluate and negotiate with external vendors, suppliers, and service providers on IT tooling, subscriptions, etc.
• Act as a bridge between engineering teams and executive/business stakeholders.
• Manage helpdesk/support operations and internal IT services.
• Ensure uptime, reliability, and efficient incident response.
• Encourage technical experimentation and innovation across teams.
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Drive initiatives around automation, AI, and engineering process optimisation
• Design APIs and integration strategies between systems/services.
• Ensure smooth data flow across platforms.
• Establish coding, architectural, and infrastructure standards.
• Build and validate proof-of-concepts for new technologies or architectures.
• Mentor developers on architectural principles and practices.

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE

• Proven experience as an engineering leader or lead architect over the past several years, preferably in a SaaS company.
• Wide technical expertise: algorithms, data structures, Linux, networking, security, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservice architectures, including inter-service protocols and distributed transactions.
• Familiar with PCI DSS compliance requirements and secure system design practices.
• Strong hands-on development background, especially with Go and other modern languages.
• Expert in architectural design for scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.
• Skilled in technology selection, tooling, and platform integration.
• Strong grasp of software engineering best practices and architectural design patterns.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and incident response best practices.
• Effective communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor senior engineers and tech leads.

WHAT WE OFFER

• An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market
• Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us
• Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business;
• Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews
• Hybrid type of work ( if you choose);
• 20 days of vacation time; Bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off;