TL;DR

Director of Engineering (Fintech): Leading the global payments engineering organization, overseeing design, development, and operational excellence for card and alternative payment systems with an accent on high-availability distributed architectures and compliance. Focus on driving long-term architectural strategy, optimizing transaction authorization rates, and scaling engineering teams across multiple global regions.

Location: Must be based in Serbia (Remote)

Company

%hirify_global% is a global commerce company providing tools and services for the video game industry to help developers fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games.

What you will do

Lead and scale multiple engineering teams across different regions and time zones.
Define and drive the long-term roadmap for the global payments platform architecture.
Maintain mission-critical systems with 99.99%+ uptime targets and implement redundancy strategies.
Partner with Product, Risk, and Compliance teams to support global expansion and financial integrity.
Foster a culture of ownership and accountability while establishing clear performance frameworks.
Leverage AI to drive end-to-end automation within engineering workflows.

Requirements

12+ years of engineering experience with at least 5+ years in senior leadership.
Deep expertise in global payment technology, including authorization, clearing, and settlement.
Proven track record of operating high-availability, distributed systems in regulated environments.
Experience driving architectural transformation for high-volume transaction platforms.
Demonstrated success in leading geographically distributed engineering teams.
Must be based in or able to work from Serbia.

Nice to have

Background at a PSP, acquirer, issuer, or large-scale fintech platform.
Knowledge of cross-border payment flows and FX considerations.
Experience implementing payment orchestration layers.
Strong financial acumen regarding interchange fees and cost modeling.
Experience with multi-cloud or multi-region infrastructure.

Culture & Benefits

Opportunity to lead global-scale fintech engineering at a major gaming commerce company.
Focus on modern event-driven and service-oriented architectures.
Collaborative environment partnering with global product and risk stakeholders.
Commitment to operational excellence and high-resilience engineering.

Director Of Engineering (Fintech)