Team Lead (FinTech)

TL;DR

Team Lead (FinTech): Lead an AI-first engineering team building an end-to-end back-office platform and an AI-powered marketplace for real estate bridging loans with an accent on AI coding agents, architecture ownership, and engineering quality. Focus on designing human-in-the-loop workflows, ensuring stability and security for sensitive financial data, and scaling a team of 3–6 engineers in a startup-like environment.

Company

hirify.global is a staffing company operating globally, hiring for a BlackRock-backed fintech client.

What you will do

• Lead an AI-first engineering team by designing workflows where AI coding agents generate most code and humans review, validate, and enforce quality.
• Own delivery of a mission-critical back-office system for real estate bridging loan lifecycle management.
• Develop a marketplace connecting borrowers, brokers, and debt investors, taking architecture through to production.
• Drive engineering quality by setting standards for code quality, testing, and system reliability while maintaining stability and user experience.
• Manage and grow a team of 3–6 engineers, mentoring them to become AI-native builders and fostering ownership and continuous improvement.
• Ensure security and compliance as first-class concerns for handling sensitive financial data.

Requirements

• Location: Remote work is available from Poland, Romania, or Serbia.
• Minimum 6 years of software development experience.
• Minimum 3 years in a team lead/engineering manager position.
• Experience managing a team of 3+ developers.
• Hands-on AI-first mindset with production experience using coding agents in development workflows.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance for sensitive financial data.

Nice to have

• Fintech, real estate finance, or lending platform experience.
• Python backend and modern React/Next.js frontend experience.
• Hands-on Google Cloud Platform experience.
• Experience implementing AI-heavy development processes.
• Experience building marketplace or two-sided platforms.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first engineering approach where coding agents are first-class contributors.
• High expectations for quality with uncompromising standards for stability and user experience.
• Startup mindset: fast execution with minimal bureaucracy and high ownership.
• Mentorship and team growth focused on becoming AI-native builders.
• Security and compliance treated as first-class concerns for sensitive financial data.

Hiring process

• Application review by hirify.global for the fintech client role.
• Interviews to assess AI-first engineering leadership, architecture ownership, and quality/security practices.
• Final evaluation focused on team leadership and delivery ownership for the platform and marketplace.