Head of Engineering, Tide Credit Services
Core
Architect and drive a fully automated, lightning-fast lending engine for on-demand SME credit products (Credit Flex, Instant Loan) to deliver capital securely and seamlessly.
Role type
Senior IC/Lead Head of Engineering (Fintech Credit)
Builds
Scalable, resilient, compliant on-demand lending platform and microservices
Domain
Fintech / SME Banking / Credit Decisioning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Backend engineering leadership, Microservices architecture, Event-driven systems, Distributed systems, AI/LLM integration, Regulated environment compliance, Multi-jurisdiction scaling, Third-party integrations, System design, Security, Mentoring
Preferred skills
Credit domain experience (lending, decisioning, servicing), Fintech experience, Java 17, Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes
Technologies
Java 17, Spring Boot, JOOQ, Kafka, SNS, SQS, MySQL, PostgreSQL, AWS, Docker, Terraform, EKS, Kubernetes, DataDog, ElasticSearch, Rollbar, GitHub Actions
Responsibilities
Set architectural direction for the credit platform, Lead design and delivery of lending products, Work with Product/Risk/Compliance to ship outcomes, Own third-party integrations, Stay close to code on architecture and hard engineering calls, Champion engineering fundamentals and AI-native ways of working, Mentor engineers and managers, Shape wider technical strategy
Seniority
Senior, hands-on leadership
