Head of Development, Software Architect

Summary

Join a dynamic fintech company and contribute to the evolution of its proprietary software. As an Engineering Manager or Lead Architect, you will be responsible for shaping the long-term engineering strategy, enhancing application architecture, and optimizing development processes. You will also play a key role in developing the production ecosystem and assisting team leads in people management. This position requires extensive technical expertise, proven experience in software development and management, and fluency in English and Russian. The company offers competitive compensation, professional development opportunities, health insurance, paid time off, and team-building events.

Requirements

• Proven experience as an engineering manager or lead architect in recent years
• Broad technical expertise: algorithms, data structures, Linux, networks, security, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms
• Understanding the principles of distributed applications and microservice architecture (communication protocols, distributed transactions)
• Significant prior experience as a developer in one or more modern programming languages, including Go
• Fluent in English and Russian

Responsibilities

• Participate in the formulation and take responsibility for the implementation of the company's long-term engineering strategy for developing proprietary software
• Deeply immerse in application architecture. Proactively assess existing risks, address technical debt, and enhance the stability and performance of the application
• Organize and maintain the release policy
• Fine-tune the testing pyramid and quality gates to meet stability, security, and market/business requirements
• Develop the development ecosystem (tools, processes) to achieve the best results in terms of predictability and quality of feature delivery
• Assist team leads in organizing and maintaining development processes and people management: delivery pipelines, productivity and motivation management, hiring, and staff development
• Develop the production ecosystem: fault tolerance, observability, and incident management

Preferred Qualifications

• A genuine interest in the theory and practice of management, with a desire to learn and grow
• Experience in organizing process-based management approaches (BPM)
• Knowledge of domain-driven design (DDD) principles and practical experience applying them to real projects
• In-depth familiarity with cloud infrastructure (we use AWS) and the ability to collaborate effectively with the Head of Infrastructure, understanding the pros and cons of proposed solutions
• Experience in the finance sector or other areas where data security and integrity are critical requirements
• Experience working in remote-only companies
• Strong self-organization skills, with the ability to manage your own time and workload effectively

Benefits

• An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market!
• Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us
• Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business
• Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews
• The opportunity to attend conferences, courses, and professional development at the company's expense - we favor the continuous development of our employees
• Private health insurance coverage
• 20 days of vacation time; Bank holidays; Sick leaves; Additional birthday day off
• Team building events and corporate parties