Posted:2 days ago|
Platform:
On-site
Full Time
Director Software Engineering
The Digital wallets team are seeking a visionary and results-driven Director of Engineering to lead a service group in our critical digital wallet payments platform. This role is pivotal in driving engineering excellence, scaling delivery capabilities, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement. You will be responsible for aligning engineering strategy with business goals, mentoring high-performing teams, and ensuring the successful delivery of complex software solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Execution
• Define and drive the engineering strategy in alignment with company objectives.
• Hands-on experience building API and applications with full-stack expertise in diverse technologies, including cloud and AI would be a plus.
• Proven ability to lead and manage large and diverse global teams (including vendor partners), and of building highly motivated, engaged and innovative teams to deliver high-quality, scalable software products on time and within budget.
• Champion engineering best practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.
• Identify and mitigate technical and delivery risks across programs and initiatives.
People Leadership & Coaching
• Build, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams through career development, coaching, and performance management.
• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Set clear goals and expectations, and provide regular feedback and development plans.
Operational Excellence
• Own the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, from requirements through release and support.
• Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and metrics to optimize team performance and product quality.
• Ensure operational readiness, including incident response, monitoring, and service reliability.
Proficiencies
• Profound experience developing scalable, high performing application real-time and batch processing.
• Design and Architecture patterns – APIs, event-driven-services, batch-services, messaging systems
• Programming – Java, REST API, Micro-services, Spring boot and Kafka
• Cloud and DevOps Architecture – Kubernetes, Docker, Chef, Azure, AWS
• Databases – Oracle and any open source
• Tools – Eclipse or IntelliJ, Sonar, GIT, Maven, SQL Developer, Jenkins, CI/CD
Collaboration & Communication:
• Partner with Product, Operations, and Business stakeholders to define scope, priorities, and roadmaps.
• Communicate technical vision and progress to executive leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Represent engineering in strategic planning and budgeting discussions.
Qualifications
Education & Experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 16+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record of delivering complex software systems at scale in a fast-paced environment.
Technical and Business Acumen:
• Experience in Payments in Acceptance, Switch, Issuance eco systems and associated messaging protocols and standards such as ISO 8583, ISO 20022 is a plus
• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and service-oriented systems.
• Strong grasp of software operations, including monitoring, incident management, and performance tuning.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and resource planning.
Leadership & Communication
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to inspire and influence across all levels of the organization.
• Skilled at translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable plans.
• Experience presenting to executive audiences and driving alignment across diverse stakeholders.
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