Engineering lead (Hands on CTO)

Náplň práce, právomoci a zodpovednosti:

Our client is a globally focused fintech company based in Bratislava that aims to transform the way people understand and manage their finances.

Role summary

We are looking for a true technical leader who will own the technology strategy and architecture end-to-end. You’ll set the technical vision, lead the engineering organization from the front, and remain strictly hands-on where it matters—scaling systems, shipping core product features, and building a high-performing engineering culture. 

What you’ll do

• Technology strategy: Define 12–24-36-month tech roadmap aligned to business goals; make build/buy/partner decisions.
• Architecture: Design and evolve a secure, scalable, observable platform (APIs, data, cloud, AI/ML).
• Execution: Establish SDLC, CI/CD, testing, and incident management; drive delivery predictability.
• Team: Hire, mentor, and structure engineering (frontend, backend, data/ML, DevOps/SRE).
• Security & compliance: Implement best practices (e.g., least privilege, encryption, key management); prepare for SOC 2/ISO 27001 as needed.
• Data & AI: Set up the data platform and MLOps; govern AI usage (privacy, safety, cost).
• Cost & reliability: Optimize cloud spend; set SLOs and capacity plans.
• Stakeholder management: Partner with Product, GTM, Finance on prioritization and trade‑offs.

Our team thrives on a sense of belonging and collaboration. We aren’t looking for a typical manager who just delegates; we need someone who isn't afraid to roll up their sleeves, get things done, and drive the project forward.

Zamestnanecké výhody, benefity:

• Opportunity to be at the very beginning of a new international fintech project

• Key role in building and leading the technology team from scratch

• Direct influence on strategic and technical decisions

• Collaboration with experienced professionals from the global finance and AI sectors

• Modern work environment in Bratislava 

Informácie o výberovom konaní:
We will carefully review every application. Only candidates who meet the requirements and qualifications for the position will be contacted.

Požiadavky na zamestnanca:

• 10+ years in engineering (3–5+ at director/VP/CTO level) building and running production systems at scale.
• Ideally with start-up experience (building foundation from scratch), fintech company experience is a big advantage
• Deep architectural expertise (e.g., microservices/event‑driven, streaming, caching, distributed systems).
• Hands‑on with one major cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure), IaC (Terraform), containers/K8s, observability (metrics/traces/logs).
• Track record hiring and scaling teams; strong coaching and performance management.
• Practical security mindset and experience with audits/compliance.
• Bonus: domain expertise in FinTech; experience shipping AI‑powered features or data products.