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Vice President of Engineering

Job in Abu Dhabi, UAE/Dubai
Listing for: Discovered MENA
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-09-24
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Software Architect
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 600000 - 900000 AED Yearly AED 600000.00 900000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Our client is a fast-growing, profitable, credit‑led fintech focused on providing digital financial products to SMEs.

As VP of Engineering
, you will be the most senior technical leader in the organization, reporting directly to the CEO. You will own engineering end-to-end, from architecture and system design to delivery, team performance, and platform strategy. This is a hands‑on leadership role. You will actively shape architecture, raise engineering standards, and build the organization required to scale a market‑leading fintech platform.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own overall engineering delivery, quality, and velocity, improving metrics such as deployment frequency, lead time, and system reliability
  • Define and lead the architecture strategy, including microservices, event‑driven systems, and core financial platform design (e.g. ledger, transactions, reconciliation)
  • Ensure systems meet regulatory, security, and compliance requirements within a fintech environment
  • Drive adoption of cloud best practices (Azure), scalability, and cost efficiency across the platform
  • Shape and implement an AI‑assisted engineering strategy, including evaluation of emerging agentic technologies
  • Own API and integration strategy, including external partners and internal platform standards
  • Lead the data platform, ensuring strong governance, data quality, and scalable infrastructure for reporting and analytics
  • Build and scale a high‑performing engineering organisation, including hiring, leadership development, and culture
  • Act as the senior technical representative to executive leadership, investors, and regulators

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or similar
  • Strong experience in fintech systems (payments, lending, banking, or cards)
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams
  • Strong hands‑on technical problem‑solving ability
  • Track record of hiring and retaining high‑performing engineers
  • Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior stakeholders

Preferred Experience

  • Exposure to high‑growth or scale‑up environments
  • Experience with in regulated financial institutions
  • Strong knowledge of cloud architecture (Azure)
  • Experience with payments infrastructure, issuer processors, and transaction flows
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