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Base pay range
$300,000.00/yr - $350,000.00/yr
Job Title: VP of Engineering
Location: NYC, (Hybrid)
Compensation: $275k–$335k base + equity
Stage: Scaling FinTech / Series C
We’re partnered with a fast-scaling FinTech platform at the intersection of regulation, data, and real-time intelligence - trusted by the world’s leading financial institutions. The platform is expanding into new product lines and markets, and they’re now hiring a VP of Engineering to lead this next chapter of growth.
This is a high-impact leadership role where engineering is deeply connected to business strategy, domain complexity, and precision execution.
The Opportunity:
As VP of Engineering, you’ll shape and scale a world-class engineering org, strengthen architectural direction, and help the company evolve its platform into a robust, cloud-native, multi-product offering.
What You’ll Do:
- Own and evolve the engineering function — structure, hiring, delivery, and performance
- Drive architectural direction, with a strong focus on cloud-native SaaS infrastructure
- Lead end-to-end delivery in a technically demanding and regulated environment
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence, cross-functional collaboration, and high accountability
- Partner closely with Product and Regulatory experts to align strategy and execution
- Uplevel observability, DevOps, and data pipeline maturity
- Languages: Python, Scala, Clojure
- Tooling: Strong focus on observability, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code
What We're Looking For:
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 3–5+ in engineering leadership
- Proven experience in scaling cloud-native architecture (AWS) in SaaS environments
- Track record of leading and mentoring high-performing engineering teams
- Hands-on enough to dive deep, but seasoned enough to coach EMs and set strategic direction
- Comfortable in regulated, high-trust environments with complex business domains
- Clear communicator who thrives in fast-paced, intellectually demanding teams
Bonus
- Experience with functional programming (e.g. Scala or Clojure)
- Prior exposure to compliance, legal tech, or financial regulation domains
- Experience leading engineering through Series A to D scale-up phases
If you’re excited about leading engineering in one of the most complex and high-value areas of FinTech, we’d love to speak with you.
Reach out for a confidential conversation.
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