Director of Engineering

Join our fast-growing fintech company as the Director of Engineering. In this senior leadership role, you will shape the vision and execution of our engineering organization, drive innovation, and ensure operational excellence across our critical systems. You will oversee solution architecture for critical business initiatives, align technology initiatives with our growth strategy, and lead a high-performing engineering team. This is an opportunity to have a transformational impact on the future of our brokerage platform.

• Oversee the design and development of scalable, resilient, and secure systems, leveraging modern architectures such as microservices, API-driven, and event-driven designs.
• Lead solution architecture for sub-account and partner-level ledger capabilities, enabling multi-tenant account structuring across the brokerage platform.
• Drive the adoption of cutting-edge technologies including AI and methodologies that optimize performance, reduce costs, and enhance system reliability.

• If you are passionate about building and scaling high-performance financial infrastructure and aligning technology execution with business outcomes, this is an opportunity to have a transformational impact on the future of our brokerage platform
• Expertise in advanced architectural patterns and distributed systems
• Brokerage Experience in B2B setting: A solid understanding of financial services technology, particularly within brokerage platforms in a B2B setting
• Experience modernizing legacy systems and driving cost optimization within capital markets or financial services
• Extensive Experience: 12+ years in engineering leadership, with a proven track record of scaling engineering team(s) in fast-paced, technology-driven environments
• Communication Skills: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a knack for fostering strong stakeholder relationships and cross-functional collaboration
• Cloud & Container Proficiency: Significant experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge in architecting and implementing high-availability, scalable systems, including microservices, API-driven, and event-driven architectures using Java, Kafka, SQL/No SQL databases
• Innovative Mindset: A passion for solving complex problems and a relentless drive to push technological boundaries while balancing strategic vision with day-to-day execution
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe) for scaling agile practices across large organizations
• Deep knowledge of brokerage operations, digital assets including margin, clearing, settlements, and regulatory compliance
• Hands-on experience with the mind set of rolling up sleeves as needed