- Company Name
- Deel
- Job Title
- Team lead, Engineering, Fintech
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Team Lead, Engineering, FinTech
**Role Summary**
Lead a high‑performing engineering team responsible for designing, building, and scaling the wallet infrastructure that powers global regulated money movement on the company’s FinTech platform. Ensure seamless integration with regional banks and PSPs, maintain compliance with local financial regulations, and support treasury operations and general ledger connectivity.
**Expactations**
- Deliver robust, secure, and compliant wallet services that support millions of users worldwide.
- Maintain high availability and precision in a global, fast‑paced environment.
- Drive cross‑functional alignment with Compliance, Treasury, PSP Integration, and Core Accounting teams.
- Mentor and grow a distributed engineering squad, fostering ownership and detail‑orientated execution.
- Own the full engineering lifecycle—from architectural design to deployment, monitoring, and continual improvement.
**Key Responsibilities**
1. **Technical Leadership** – Define architecture, review code, and set engineering standards for the wallet platform.
2. **Project Management** – Run daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release coordination.
3. **Integration & Compliance** – Design and implement API‑driven integrations with PSPs and regional banks; ensure adherence to money‑moving regulations (MTL, PI, safeguarding).
4. **Financial Accuracy** – Collaborate with Core Accounting to connect wallets to the General Ledger, guaranteeing audit‑ready balances.
5. **Performance & Uptime** – Optimize distributed systems for scalability, latency, and resilience; monitor KPIs and incident response.
6. **Mentorship & Culture** – Coach engineers, set career development goals, and promote a culture of quality, ownership, and collaboration.
**Required Skills**
- Proficient in JavaScript/Node.js and PostgreSQL (Sequelize ORM).
- Deep understanding of distributed systems, API‑driven financial integrations, and PSP workflows.
- Strong knowledge of FinTech compliance and regulated money movement.
- Proven leadership experience as a Tech Lead or equivalent in payments, banking, treasury, or accounting domains.
- Excellent project management, cross‑team communication, and mentoring abilities.
- Detail‑oriented mindset with a focus on precision in handling others’ funds.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Finance, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
- Technical certifications beneficial: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Project Management Professional (PMP), or relevant FinTech compliance certifications.