Software Engineering Director
Core
Lead Customer Product Engineering teams to build high-volume, regulated systems for payments, identity, geolocation, and responsible gaming that ensure fans can join, fund, and get paid reliably.
Role type
Senior IC Software Engineering Director (Payments & Customer Product)
Builds
Customer-facing transactional systems (payments, KYC, geolocation, responsible gaming) and platform infrastructure
Domain
Financial Services / Regulated Gaming / Payments
Required skills
Technical leadership of multiple teams, high-volume transactional system design, regulated environment compliance, third-party integration management, observability and KPI-driven decision making, modern backend development (Java), cloud infrastructure (AWS), AI-assisted development strategy, agile delivery practices, production support and incident response, budget management
Preferred skills
Experience in payments/financial services/identity, event-driven peak load handling, near-shore/off-shore partner management, consumer product design in ambiguous environments
Technologies
Java, AWS, containers, orchestration
Responsibilities
Set technical vision and hold delivery for multiple engineering teams; Own customer outcomes (registration, deposit/withdrawal success, payout speed); Ensure availability and operational excellence for critical journeys; Prepare for event-driven peak load with failover strategies; Reduce blast radius of third-party failures; Treat regulation as an engineering requirement; Simplify the technical estate and reduce coupling; Define AI usage standards across the software lifecycle; Partner with Product, Compliance, Risk, and Finance; Lead hiring, development, and performance management; Support production stability and incident response; Deliver architecturally sound solutions for scale and reliability; Communicate 3-5 year strategic initiatives; Manage budget and recognize waste
Seniority
Director, hands-on leadership with strategic oversight
