perience: 15 – 18 Years
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ob Type: Full Time
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ob Description:
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alor PayTech is seeking a seasoned Director of Engineering to lead the organization’s technology and product strategy. This role will be responsible for driving product innovation, engineering excellence, platform scalability, customer experience, and business growth while leading high-performing engineering and product teams.
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hat We’re Looking For:
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his is a hands-on leadership role. We are looking for a leader who is, above all:
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e- lf-Starter — operates with autonomy and a strong bias for action; sets direction in ambiguity and owns outcomes end-to-end without waiting to be told.
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i- ghly Technical — maintains genuine technical depth; can go deep into architecture, design, and code, make and defend hard technical trade-offs, and lead from the front during critical incidents.
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t- rategic — connects technology decisions to business outcomes, anticipates where the platform and market are heading, and invests accordingly.
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r- eat Administrator — runs the engineering organization with operational rigor — capacity planning, resource allocation, delivery governance, and metrics-driven accountability.
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ey Responsibilities
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ngineering Leadership
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e- fine and execute the overall technology vision, architecture roadmap, and engineering strategy.
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e- ad the design, development, deployment, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and high-availability platforms.
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r- ive platform modernization, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
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s- tablish engineering best practices, governance frameworks, and software development standards.
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r- ovide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams.
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inTech & Payments Leadership
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e- ad product and technology initiatives across payments, merchant services, transaction processing, reconciliation, compliance, and financial platforms.
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r- ive innovation in payment technologies, customer experience, and operational efficiency.
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n- sure adherence to applicable regulatory, security, governance, and compliance requirements across all technology platforms and business operations.
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elivery Operations & Engineering Administration
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w- n resource allocation and capacity planning across competing backlogs — product development, technical debt, information security, and infrastructure.
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u- n portfolio and sprint planning, establish predictable delivery cadences, and manage throughput against committed roadmaps.
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e- lp define, lead and operate change, release, and governance processes (e.g., Change Advisory Board) to ensure controlled, auditable releases.
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n- strument delivery with metrics — track velocity, quality, and operational health, and drive accountability through data.
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eadership & Stakeholder Management
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u- ild, mentor, and retain high-performing engineering teams.
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a- rtner with executive leadership to align technology and product initiatives with business goals.
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r- esent technology roadmaps and business outcomes to senior leadership.
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equired Qualifications
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5- –18 years of experience in Engineering or Technology Leadership roles, depending on technical proficiency and other factors.
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a- nds-on technical depth — able to review architecture and code, make and defend complex technical trade-offs, and lead from the front during critical incidents.
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e- monstrated self-starter — sets direction in ambiguity and drives outcomes end-to-end without close oversight.
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t- rong experience in FinTech, Payments, Banking, Financial Services, or related industries.
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r- oven track record of leading large engineering organizations across multiple teams and functions.
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e- ep understanding of software architecture, cloud technologies, APIs, microservices, and enterprise applications.
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t- rong knowledge of Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software development practices.
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referred Qualifications
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a- chelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
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x- perience in payment gateways, digital payments, merchant services or SaaS platforms.
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x- posure to cloud platforms
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t- rong understanding of information security, compliance, and risk management frameworks.
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ey Competencies
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e- chnology Leadership
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t- rategic Thinking and Business Acumen
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p- erational Rigor and Delivery Management
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t- akeholder and Executive Management
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e- am Building and Mentorship
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e- cision-Making and Problem Solving
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h- ange Management and Organizational Leadership
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echnical Environment
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loud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
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rchitecture: Microservices, APIs, Distributed Systems
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evelopment: Agile, DevOps, CI/CD
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inTech: Payments, Merchant Services, Transaction Processing, Compliance
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ata & Analytics: Bu
