Director of Software Engineering - Payments
Core
Leading software engineering teams to design and deliver high-availability, cloud-native distributed systems for payments and investigations, integrating agentic AI practices into the SDLC.
Role type
Director of Software Engineering (Payments)
Builds
End-to-end low-latency payment solutions and AI-enabled engineering automation tools
Domain
Financial Services / Payments / Cloud-Native Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Full-stack distributed systems design, Java/Spring/Python, PostgreSQL, AWS, AI governance, stakeholder influence, technical roadmap planning, team leadership
Preferred skills
Payments domain expertise, code-level experience, cross-functional team leadership, hiring/development, Product Owner/Manager experience
Technologies
AWS, Camunda, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, Spring, AI tools
Responsibilities
Shape delivery plans and technical specifications with product/business teams, own low-latency solution delivery, set governance for AI-enabled engineering, drive cloud technology adoption, lead technical forums for architectural decisions, build technology roadmaps, hold governance for coding decisions and cost of ownership
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical contribution
