Head of Engineering (Fintech)

TL;DR

Head of Engineering (Fintech): Leading and mentoring engineering teams to build and scale the systems and experiences for hirify.global’s financial super app with an accent on quality control, code optimization, and defining technical roadmaps. Focus on designing scalable distributed systems, improving engineering processes, and playing a key role in hiring top talent.

Location: Remote from Ireland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, UAE, or UK. Office locations include Dublin, Lisbon, London, Madrid, Dubai.

Company

hirify.global is a fast-growing global financial super app aiming to provide customers with more visibility, control, and freedom over their money through innovative products.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor diverse engineering teams, providing guidance and direction on best practices and technical decisions.
• Own the product and solution architecture with a key focus on quality control and code optimisation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve engineering processes and raise the bar on quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and key stakeholders to define and execute the technical roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Optimise and review team performance, aiming to increase the quality of engineering as a functional leader.
• Play a key role in the hiring process for engineering talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or above) in computer science, maths, physics, or a similar area of study.
• Experience building and leading a software engineering team within a scaling organisation.
• Impressive software architecture skills, with experience in scalable distributed systems.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Big-picture thinking to correctly diagnose problems and build innovative solutions.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with JVM languages.
• Experience in a startup or scale-up environment.
• Experience operating AI infrastructure and optimising LLM inference and training at scale.
• Deep understanding of GPU architecture and CUDA programming.

Culture & Benefits

• Certified as a Great Place to Work™.
• Opportunity to build innovative products for 70+ million customers.
• Focus on diversity and inclusion with an inaugural D&I Framework.
• Work with a multicultural, hard-working team.