Head of Engineering

🤝 What about your team?

We are seeking an experienced, visionary, and proactive Head of Engineering to lead our engineering & DevOps organizations. This role requires a strong track record of software engineering excellence, proven leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive innovation and results. The Head of Engineering will oversee our product roadmap, build and inspire high-performing, diverse teams, and collaborate closely with cross-functional leaders to execute on strategic objectives.

You will report directly to the CEO and collaborate closely with leadership, collaborators, and external partners to implement innovative engineering strategies. Your ability to manage diverse responsibilities with agility, creativity, and precision will be key to your success.

✨ What will you be doing?

• Lead, mentor, and manage an in-house product engineering team focused on building and evolving our core product suite, fostering a culture of deep product knowledge, innovation, and technical excellence.

• Develop and implement long-term product engineering strategies that advance our proprietary technology platform, ensuring architectural decisions support our product roadmap and scalability needs.

• Define and execute the technical vision for our product ecosystem, balancing technical debt reduction with new feature development to maintain a healthy, maintainable codebase.

• Drive the evolution of our product architecture and technology stack, making strategic decisions about build vs. buy and ensuring our technical foundation supports future product innovations.

• Collaborate with product leadership to translate business strategy into technical implementation plans, ensuring engineering efforts enhance our product's competitive advantage in the market.

• Establish engineering performance metrics focused on product quality, system reliability, and development velocity, with emphasis on reducing customer-reported issues and technical debt.

• Manage engineering investments across platform improvements, new feature development, and technical debt reduction, optimizing for long-term product sustainability.

• Foster technical excellence through architecture reviews, technical design processes, and engineering standards that prioritize maintainability and scalability of our product platform.

• Identify and mitigate technical risks in our product architecture, ensuring our platform remains robust and scalable as we grow.

• Lead technological innovation within our product domain, evaluating emerging technologies that could enhance our core product capabilities.

💬 Who are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field is required.

• Master’s degree in Engineering Management, Technical Management, or Business Administration (MBA) is strongly preferred.

• Proven experience as a senior engineering leader, such as Head of Engineering, VP of Engineering, or Director of Engineering, with a history of managing engineering teams and delivering impactful results, preferably in fintech or related industry.

• Strong technical background with working knowledge across multiple product development disciplines and their interdependencies such as in software engineering, cloud computing and modern technology stacks (e.g., Java, Python, AWS).

• Proven experience in overseeing the entire product development lifecycle, including conceptualization, design, engineering, testing, and successful market launch, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.

• Exceptional leadership and team-building skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate diverse teams.

• Strategic thinker with excellent foresight and the ability to translate business goals into actionable engineering plans.

• Outstanding communication and collaboration skills, capable of working effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Demonstrated experience managing large-scale, complex projects, including budgeting and resource planning. Experience in strategic planning, team building and cross-functional collaboration.

• A solid understanding of industry trends and a commitment to staying updated on emerging technologies and practices.

Bonus Track!

• Relevant domain experience: prior experience with fintech, marketplaces, investment banking, workflow optimization, and other products at the intersection of user experience & operations management.

• A track record of driving product development excellence and delivering scalable solutions in high-growth startups or fast-paced environments.

This position is open to remote candidates with a preference for those between the GMT-5 (Eastern EST) and GMT-8 (Pacific PST) time zones.

🌟 What do we offer?

• 100% Remote work (Work from wherever you want!)

• Competitive USD salary

• Potential for equity grant in Finalis 

• High-Speed Internet expenses allowance

• Generous Paid time-off (Vacation Time!)

• Additional 17 Flex Days (to use in national holidays or personal matters)

• Professional Growth Benefits in our E-Learning Platform (Coursera) (take your skills to the next level!) 🚀

• People Team Partner (to target your roadblocks and customize an action plan for your career path)

• Buddy Program

• Virtual After-Office Activities 

• Diverse Culture & Inclusive environment

🌈 Why work with Finalis?

We are a fast-paced startup which will enable you to develop skills quickly and work in an entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business. As we have Finalists from different countries and cultures, we encourage our team members to develop their soft skills, boosting their ability to adapt themselves to different backgrounds.

Finalis’ core values:

• Embodying the trust we deliver

• Engage with purpose

• Practice stewardship

• Value learning