Engineering Technical Lead

Singapore

About the Opportunity

Our client is a venture-backed fintech infrastructure company building next-generation global payment and financial systems. The platform is designed to simplify and optimize financial operations for companies expanding internationally by integrating multiple payment capabilities into a single modular infrastructure.

They are currently seeking a hands-on Engineering/Technical Manager to lead the company's technology strategy, architecture, and engineering execution as the business continues to scale globally.

Why Join This Opportunity

Opportunity to build global financial infrastructure products

Work on complex, high-scale payment systems

Join a venture-backed technology company at a critical growth stage

Lead and shape the technology roadmap and engineering culture

Competitive compensation package with potential equity for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities

Technology & Engineering Leadership

Define and execute the company's overall technology roadmap and architecture for payment and financial systems

Design scalable, secure, and reliable systems capable of handling high-volume payment transactions and financial data flows

Establish engineering standards, development processes, and platform reliability practices

Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing engineering team

Promote a culture of ownership, collaboration, and engineering excellence

Platform Development

Lead the architecture and development of payment processing systems, APIs, and financial data services

Collaborate with product teams to design scalable payment workflows, integrations, and transaction processing systems

Ensure systems meet high standards of performance, reliability, and auditability required for financial platforms

Infrastructure & Reliability

Design and maintain secure cloud infrastructure supporting financial workloads

Implement CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment workflows

Improve monitoring, observability, and system reliability across the platform

Team Leadership & Collaboration

Mentor and guide engineers across distributed teams

Support the growth and scaling of the engineering organization

Work closely with product, design, and commercial teams to ensure alignment between product vision and technical execution

Client & Partner Engagement

Engage with enterprise clients, payment partners, and financial institutions to understand integration requirements

Support technical discussions and infrastructure design for enterprise implementations when required

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline

8+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience mentoring or leading engineering teams

Strong experience building financial platforms, payment systems, or transaction-based products

Experience working with technology stacks such as NodeJS, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL

Strong experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines

Experience designing and scaling high-availability distributed systems

Strong collaboration and communication skills when working across engineering, product, and commercial teams

Experience building products in early-stage or high-growth technology environments is advantageous

Additional Information

Exposure to financial technology, payment infrastructure, or transaction platforms is beneficial

Experience working with global or regional technology teams is advantageous

Exposure to international markets and enterprise client environments will be considered a plus

Jay Ong

Consultant

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