Distinguished Engineer (Fintech)

Intellibus is a company that engineers platforms impacting billions of lives globally. They are seeking a Distinguished Engineer to lead the Platform Engineering Team in solving complex problems for reputable FinTech firms, focusing on architecture, design, and delivery of software solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Assess customer business and technical requirements, define scope, and provide estimates for solutions across numerous verticals and industries
• Provide technical expertise in Solution Architecture, Development, and Technical Design decisions
• Validate proposed project scoping with internal stakeholders, including project managers, technical leads, designers, strategists, and project teams
• Able to communicate architectural decisions to a varied audience, including business and technology stakeholders from the conceptual to the physical perspectives
• Able to recognize and balance functional and non-functional requirements to ensure the optimal solution for the end customer
• Evaluate and recommend Tools, Technologies, and Processes to ensure the highest quality product platform
• Work on the architecture, design, development, deployment, and support of software projects using Java and AWS
• Work on AWS cloud platforms, including automated provisioning and management of services
• Work on containers and a container orchestration platform, preferably Kubernetes
• Work on ORM specifications - Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate
• Absorb and incorporate new technologies/frameworks quickly
• Collaborate with peer organisations, quality assurance, and end users to produce cutting-edge software solutions
• Troubleshoot code-level problems quickly and efficiently
• Be team first mentality
• Be adaptable to changing project and technology requirements while being hands-on with project teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, fostering innovation and excellence
• Actively contribute to coding, particularly in Java-based backend systems, ensuring the architecture and solutions are scalable and secure
• Lead end-to-end project delivery, from ideation through implementation, across multiple client engagements
• Proven track record of leading technical teams in fast-paced, high-pressure environments
• Ability to think critically and solve complex technical problems on the fly

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred. Relevant work experience may be considered instead of a degree
• Proven expertise in leading end-to-end delivery of mission-critical systems under tight deadlines
• Previous experience of leading a group of 300+ Engineers or more
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• 10+ years of experience in software development, with at least 8 years in a leadership role within fintech or consulting