R&D Team Leader

*About the role:*

We are looking for an R&D Team Leader to join our R&D department.

In this role, you will be leading 2 -3 teams of software engineers and QA.

You will be responsible for leading the strategic direction and execution of backend architecture and technological stack across our products , manage high-performing team of engineers, set the technical direction, and drive innovation.

Work closely with product, business, engineering, leadership teams and other stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge solutions while maintain the integrity and scalability of our backend infrastructure.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is passionate about the fintech industry and wants to make an impact.

*In this role, you will:*
* Lead the backend R&D team to design, build, and scale backend systems that power our SaaS platform.
* Define technical vision, roadmap, and architecture ensuring alignment with overall product goals and business objectives.
* Provide hands-on leadership and mentorship to backend engineers and team leads, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation and continuous improvement.
* Drive best practices in software engineering, including coding standards, testing, and architecture.
* Oversee 2 - 3 engineering teams during first year.
* Report directly to VP R&D.
* Key stakeholder and participant in CTO forum.

*You have:*
* 10+ Years in backend development, with a proven track record in building large-scale, high availability, low latency, and fault tolerant platforms in a cloud based SaaS platforms environment.
* Strong experience in backend technologies, programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Node.js, Go) and frameworks
* Deep understanding of backend architecture, distributed systems, micro services, data flow and API design
* Extensive experience with leading cloud platforms and containerization technologies
* Proven ability to led small-mid size engineering teams, providing technical direction, support, and guidance.
* Experienced with CI/CD pipelines and technologies and Agile development methodologies
* Excellent communication skills with the ability convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
* A strategic mindset with the ability to balance short term delivery with long-term architectural goalsStrong familiarity with both SQL and non-SQL based databases (e.g., MySQL, MSSSQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Redis)

Job Type: Full-time