Director of Software Engineering

Overview

Maya National Capital Region, Philippines

We are seeking an accomplished Technology leader with deep technical expertise and a knack for innovation. This role is for someone who thrives on tackling complex challenges and is passionate about developing cutting-edge financial technology that integrates both online and offline environments. You will have the opportunity to scale the business in new territories and build a robust and agile team to create products and services at greater scale.

We value adaptability and a strong problem-solving mindset. You\'ll need to be quick to learn and meticulous in your approach while maintaining unwavering reliability. Join a team of top-tier technical professionals where collaboration and shared knowledge drive us to achieve excellence. If you\'re prepared to embrace these significant challenges and contribute to groundbreaking work, we look forward to connecting with you. See you at Maya

About You

• Knowledgeable in designing, executing, utilizing and maintaining software engineering applications.
• Takes accountability when delivering results against a strategic objective directly supporting a company or business objective over a one to three year time horizon.
• Actively up-level engineering and partner functions through organizational, people, and process insights and initiatives.
• Ensures software engineering personnel is suitably trained to perform all job function and suitably use project and software related tools.
• Holds oneself and the managers reporting directly accountable for the inspection, oversight, prioritization and delivery of the results needed by Maya
• Drives the full talent lifecycle for your org, holding oneself and direct managers accountable for creating a healthy culture of support, growth and excitement that empowers our teams to deliver at a high level.
• Manages continuing support and provides system metrics for client facing products.
• Presents practical input for strategic technology decisions.
• Supports preparation of Technology Roadmap.
• Supervises reporting responsibility for independent software contractors, software engineers and outsourcing partners.
• Helps translate business requirements into technical needs and actions.
• Engages in executive-level communications and represents Dropbox effectively in external forums.

• Lead one or more cross functional engineering teams, focusing on financial services
• Drive the most important long-term priorities for the company that create the highest value for my customer
• Define the technology roadmap and high-level architecture for financial core platforms
• Design highly scalable, fault-tolerant, reliable transaction processing systems (able to handle 100M population / with 10K+ TPS) and properly respecting data privacy
• Attract senior and diverse talent across a broad range of backgrounds, experiences, locations to Maya and have strong followership across the company
• Closely involved in target setting, performance management, training and assignment of work for engineers
• Review functional specifications, design changes, choices of technology and/or tools, and assist in code reviews
• Ensure projects are staffed appropriately to set them up for success, placing strongest technical leaders where they are most needed and impactful
• Ensure the right balance of operational excellence, innovation, and speed across teams against company-level goals
• Implement industry best practices and technologies that drive exceptional integrity and robustness of transaction processing
• Navigate regulatory requirements like central bank or PCI-DSS for sensitive systems, infrastructure and operations
• Coordinate with senior engineering leads across the group to implement group wide initiatives
• Create an environment that fosters innovation, and helps team members take smart risks, own the outcomes, and learn from failures

• BS in computer science or related fields
• 10+ years experience in system development (preferably Java, Golang)
• 3+ years in developing financial services
• 2+ years team management
• Track record in building highly scalable & robust financial platforms
• Experience with mobile money, payment services or related product development preferred
• Exposure to regulated environments in the financial sector preferred
• Experience in building teams
• Ability to lead a team to work on complex problems involving a broad range of technologies
• Fluent knowledge of current and emerging technologies with seasoned leadership on major project teams
• Excellent communication and people skills, with ability to work across departments and present findings to C-level executives
• Ability to pioneer new technical directions for projects critical to the company\'s success
• Expertise in management and deployment of cloud computing applications and infrastructure (e.g., AWS)

• Director

• Full-time

• Industries

• Financial Services and Banking

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