Engineering Director
Core
Leading the modernization of a high-volume global payment processing platform from monolithic batch to event-driven microservices on AWS.
Role type
Senior IC Engineering Director (Platform Modernization)
Builds
Event-driven microservices platform on AWS (Confluent Cloud, Aurora PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Java/Kotlin)
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Cloud-Native Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems architecture, Event-driven architecture, Microservices, Cloud-native platforms (AWS, Kafka), Modern Java/Kotlin, Team building and leadership, Technical strategy, Incremental delivery, AI-assisted engineering integration
Preferred skills
Payments domain knowledge, Confluent Cloud, Kubernetes, Modern observability platforms
Technologies
AWS, Confluent Cloud, Aurora PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Java, Kotlin, Kafka
Responsibilities
Own domain area end-to-end (architecture, strategy, delivery, team), Set architectural direction and technology choices, Build and lead engineering teams, Deliver production-quality systems iteratively, Drive engineering excellence (TDD, resilience, observability), Collaborate on programme-wide technical strategy, Champion AI-first engineering practices, Build organizational structure as the area scales
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities