Director of Engineering

At the time of inception, cloud-based systems and API fluency were new. But that didn't scare us. We waved goodbye to legacy systems and embraced modern technology – where our true innovation began and didn't stop.

No hierarchy, no egos. Just a spirit of collaboration that flows right throughout our organisation – it’s woven into our DNA. We genuinely want to know about each other’s learnings and expertise, especially where it can help us achieve bigger things.

At Clear Bank, we make things happen. We solve problems together because we know that many heads are always better than one. Valuing different perspectives is what sets our culture apart. And being able to disagree and commit is key to our progress. Above all we’re a team because when we win together, it feels so much better than doing it alone.

Clear Bank is a place where you can do things differently and challenge the status quo. We will give you a high level of autonomy and transparency, and we trust you to make the right decisions for the bank.

The Director of Engineering – UK Payments will provide senior technology leadership for Clear Bank’s UK-focused payments capabilities, owning the technical strategy, delivery oversight, and evolution of this domain, providing a highly utilised and relied upon set of capabilities for clients.

This role will lead an established set of teams as they evolve payments capabilities to scale and meet developing client needs. The Director will collaborate closely with Product partners to shape the long‑term roadmap, ensure robust technical foundations, and guide Clear Bank’s progression in this vital domain.

• Own the technology strategy for UK Payments, ensuring alignment with Clear Bank’s wider platform and technology strategy.

• Partner with the Head of Product for UK to define and evolve a clear, credible roadmap covering near‑term delivery and longer‑term technical direction.

• Provide domain leadership and technical challenge, supporting informed decisions on build, buy, and partner options as the capability matures.

• Provide senior oversight of an existing UK Payments engineering teams, ensuring delivery remains on track as the products evolve and new products are introduced.

• Ensure strong engineering fundamentals, including resilience, scalability, security, and operational readiness, appropriate for a regulated bank.

• Support the evolution of a highly utilised set of capabilities as they scale to meet future client needs.

• Guide architectural decisions for payments capabilities while maintaining Clear Bank standards.

• Define the technical direction of travel for payments, including how the platform could evolve to support additional capabilities and ease of further expansion.

• Ensure payments services integrate effectively with Clear Bank’s other services.

• Lead and develop engineers and engineering managers within the UK Payments domain.

• Set clear expectations, provide coaching, and build a culture of ownership, learning, and delivery.

• Contribute to the wider Director community, strengthening domain specialism while maintaining consistency across the technology organisation.

• Work closely with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams to ensure UK Payments capabilities operate within applicable regulatory frameworks.

• Communicate clearly with senior stakeholders on progress, risks, and trade‑offs in a complex and evolving domain.

• Ensure appropriate controls, documentation, and operational processes are in place as the product scales.

• Senior technology leadership experience (Director or…