Vice President, Software Engineering - DMP
Core
Leading global, distributed engineering teams to define and implement the engineering vision and strategy for Authorization and Authentication Decisioning, including real-time decisioning, rules engines, AI/ML inference, and data pipelines.
Role type
Vice President, Software Engineering (Leadership)
Builds
High-scale, low-latency platforms for global, mission-critical systems within the Authorization Decisioning domain.
Domain
Financial services / Payment processing / Real-time decisioning
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Leading global distributed engineering teams, modern application architectures (APIs, microservices, data platforms), Java, REST APIs, Kafka, MQ messaging systems, Spring, CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms, SDLC methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), building resilient systems, security, reliability, testing, service-oriented design, strategic planning, operational excellence, stakeholder influence.
Preferred skills
N/A
Technologies
Java, Kafka, Spring, Jenkins, Cloud Foundry, REST, microservices
Responsibilities
Define and implement the engineering vision and strategy for Authorization and Authentication Decisioning; Direct the execution of complex, cross-functional projects relating to real-time decisioning, rules engines, AI/ML inference, data pipelines, and platform services; Establish and promote engineering best practices, standards, and frameworks throughout teams; Maintain platform reliability, performance, scalability, security, and compliance; Take ownership of operational excellence, including SLAs, observability, and incident management; Create, lead, and nurture a high-performing team of engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
Seniority
Executive (VP), hands-on leadership
