We are looking for a highly accomplished Senior Engineering Lead to take the helm of our newly formed Risk API Team within the Servicing Platform Squad.
This is a critical, high-impact leadership role where you will simultaneously drive architectural strategy and scale the team responsible for the real-time transaction and user behavior risk assessment platform.
Key Leadership Focus
Architectural Ownership: You will be the technical authority responsible for the design, delivery, and operational excellence of the high-throughput Risk API.Domain Bridge: You will operate as the primary technical interface between fast-moving Product teams and compliance-critical Financial Crime teams, ensuring clean, scalable API contracts and data governance.Team Foundation & Growth: You will be instrumental in hiring, mentoring, and leading the team, defining the engineering standards and best practices that will serve as the foundation for the entire Risk Assessment Group.Data Integrity & Scale: Your mandate includes enforcing robust Data Quality and Data Lineage standards across the platform, building solutions that can scale rapidly across multiple risk domains.You won't just be managing a platform; you'll be designing the core risk infrastructure and leading the team that protects the company and its customers on a massive scale.
Starting salary: £135,000 - £175,000 + RSU ($86,000 New + $43,000 Annual)Wise BenefitsFor everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders — without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive.
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