Head of Engineering

Our client is a leading asset manager within the digital assets industry that offers a variety of public and private investment products. The Head of Engineering will be responsible for leading the team in adopting emerging technologies and provide recommendations when to purchase SaaS solutions or build proprietary solutions. This role reports into the Head of Product and Engineering.

Responsibilities

Oversee engineering CI/CD processes, manage the technology stack, oversee technical documentation process, and drive adoption of new engineering practices to ensure continuous improvement; Advocate for a long-term tech roadmap that enhances scalability, reduces operational burden, and prioritizes reducing tech debt; Work with lead architect to build systems to find balance between robustness of capability and design simplicity; Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, operations, and security) and other engineers and technologists to ensure alignment on project goals and deliverables; Drive technical discussions, tech document reviews, and code assessments to ensure well-engineered, high-quality solutions; Align and influence the roadmap of enterprise data applications, driving execution of strategic initiatives; Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies; Lead recruitment on new engineers; Oversee engineering and offshore quality assurance teams

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field; 10-12 years in software engineering including experience in system design, architecture, and scaling; Experience managing tech managers, tech leads, and tenured senior individual contributors; Experience with .NET, AWS, IaaC, distributed data frameworks, Python, and data processing tools such as PL/SQL, Microsoft SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Databricks; Hands-on experience with DevOps and continuous integration tools; Strong Agile proficiency with practical application to deliver incremental, high-quality solutions; Experience working in a regulated industry and/or financial services or fintech; Strong interpersonal skills, adept at building collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholders