Deputy Chief Technology Officer

You will operate at both strategic and hands-on levels driving execution across multiple teams while embedding modern engineering and AI practices into everyday workflows.

• Lead multiple engineering teams across backend, frontend, and mobile.
• Drive delivery of fintech products including digital wallets, P2P transfers, payment gateways, merchant solutions, lending, and bill payments.
• Own the technical roadmap, balancing speed, quality, and scalability.
• Ensure strong engineering standards and reduce technical debt.

• Oversee cloud infrastructure and platform engineering.
• Ensure high availability (99.9%), scalability, and cost optimization.
• Manage cloud-native architecture within the AWS ecosystem.
• Maintain high-performance systems capable of handling large transaction volumes.

• Lead adoption of AI tools across engineering workflows, including AI-assisted coding, automated code reviews, and AI-driven CI/CD improvements.
• Embed AI into daily operations beyond experimentation.
• Drive AI-based product features such as fraud detection and personalization.

• Manage and scale a team of 30 engineers across multiple squads.
• Own hiring strategy, vendor management, and team structure.
• Define KPIs, performance frameworks, and career growth paths.
• Build a high-performance, accountable engineering culture.

• Partner with Product, Business, and Operations teams.
• Translate business goals into technical execution.
• Represent engineering at leadership level.
• Align engineering strategy with company growth plans.

• 12+ years in software engineering.
• 5+ years in senior leadership roles (CTO / VP Engineering / Head of Engineering).
• Experience in fintech, payments, or digital wallets.
• Strong backend systems and modern architecture experience.
• Experience managing large engineering teams (30+).
• Strong understanding of cloud-native systems (AWS preferred).
• Proven experience implementing AI tools in engineering environments.
• Strong communication and decision-making skills.

• Experience in emerging markets or payment ecosystems.
• Knowledge of cross-border or multi-currency systems.
• Startup or high-growth scaling experience.
• Exposure to regulatory environments (AML/KYC, compliance).
• Experience building B2B platforms or internal systems.

• Ownership of business outcomes, not just technical delivery.
• Ability to go deep technically when required.
• Strong decision-making in ambiguous environments.
• Continuous focus on efficiency through AI and automation.
• Collaboration across teams to drive company-wide impact.