svp engg

Be the architect of the core platforms in a growing, well-capitalized fintechWork on large-scale challenges with long-term impact

About Our Client

The client is a large-sized organisation operating in the fintech industry. Known for their innovative approach to technology, they are commitment to delivering excellent experience through technology to clients & customers.

Job Description

Lead the architecture vision for foundational systems, with a focus on scalability, resilience, and security.Innovate, tackle technical debt and modernize legacy components, ensuring architectural integrity is preserved.Define and implement architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails across engineering teams.Bring hands-on experience from having scaled a technology platform from mid-stage startup to large enterprise.Apply lessons learned from real-world scaling challenges - performance bottlenecks, compliance demands, re-platforming, and team growth.Evaluate emerging technologies (AI/ML, serverless, advanced analytics) and assess their architectural fit.Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams to enhance their skillsets.

The Successful Applicant

A successful SVP Engineering should have:

15+ years of software engineering & architecture experience, with expertise in Java, Kotlin (optional), Python, and cloud-native microservices.Proven history of scaling a platform from mid-stage to enterprise scale in a complex domain (fintech preferred).Strong understanding of AWS, serverless architecture, microservices, and architecture frameworks.Demonstrated leadership through influence, with the ability to inspire teams with/out formal authority.Ability to design for compliance, security, and high availability in regulated industries.

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