Head of Software Engineering (FinTech) at Black Pen Recruitment

Job Description

• As the Head of Software Engineering you will make an extremely high impact on a small, fast scaling team.
• You'll have the ability to help build a product used by thousands of people while taking full ownership of the product.
• They are looking for someone who has experience not only with their tech stack in a successful FinTech company, but also with agile methodologies and web development.
• Top candidates are clear communicators who are highly self-motivated; have an entrepreneurial and business development background who are  eager to collaborate, exchange knowledge, apply new skills and pitch in for whatever the team needs to ship new code.
• Previous experience within start-up and fintech industries is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Set technical direction and own the architecture and implementation of features
• Provide guidance and assist in helping knock down walls and clear path towards work completion
•  Lead a group of engineers and cross-functional team members in the implementation of new and existing features
• Provide clear and concise communication regarding feature development statuses to the team and stakeholders
• Plan, supervise and manage releases for the work the squad is performing
• Empower team members - including other developers as well as Technical Support and QA - through technical mentoring, contributions to the team's documentation, libraries, and providing automation for manual tasks where appropriate
• Define and adhere to internal coding standards, development processes, and design best practices
• Ensure quality by performing thorough testing and leveraging peer reviews for your work and the work of cross functional teams
• Help scope, estimate, and prioritize work
•  Embrace and demonstrate our values: humility, creativity, and independence
• Write and maintain clean, maintainable, and well-tested code for the future (and present) of the company’s platform
• Participate in mandatory weekly call.

Requirements

• 5+ Previous experience as Head of Engineering within financial markets
• Previous experience in the FinTech, cryptocurrency or start up industry required
• Solid experience with Vue.JS, NodeJS and Flutter
• Previous experience as Senior Full Stack Developer within financial markets
• Experience in a software development environment, with capability in back-end development and/or depth of experience with at least one modern front-end framework (React, Vue , AngularJS, etc.)
• Experience working in AWS, with a strong desire to further one’s skills
• Experience driving technical projects, prioritizing work, identifying dependencies, facilitating technical decisions and cross-functional team discussions
• Experienced in designing and implementing application architectures and code that are highly scalable, available, maintainable, and performant
• Ability to work independently while also putting an emphasis on mentorship of those around you
• Comfortable collaborating closely with product managers and designers, providing estimates or product ideas that will influence your team's roadmap
• Being a thoughtful communicator - some teams are partially or fully distributed so effective written communication is key.