Director, Engineering
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Posted on:
18-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Who we are
Join the fintech revolution with Mambu the leading SaaS cloud banking platform. Were on a mission to make banking better for a billion people. Explore exciting career opportunities and help shape the future of financial services. Learn more here.
About the team
You will be leading the Platform Engineering team that builds and operates the core cloud platforms supporting Mambus global banking workloads. The team is responsible for the infrastructure container orchestration CI/CD systems and developer tools that power billions of secure transactions across multiple regions.
We work closely with Product Engineering Security Architecture and Cloud Operations to ensure the platform is reliable compliant and cost-efficient. The focus is on automation scalability and simplicity continuously improving how our products are built deployed and operated at global scale.
What youll do
- Set a clear mission principles KPIs and roadmap for the Lending product area fully aligned with tribe objectives.
- Partner with product architecture and operations to deliver features that meet customer regulatory and performance needs.
- Embed tech debt reduction as a strategic priority ensuring the platform evolves with lower maintenance overhead and higher adaptability.
- Champion AI-augmented development approachessuch as AI-assisted coding test generation and documentationto increase throughput shorten cycle times and improve quality.
- Drive adoption of strong engineering practices: pair programming test-driven development CI/CD optimisations automated quality gates and peer reviews.
- Build a high-autonomy high-alignment culture with streamlined decision-making and effective cross-team collaboration.
- Ensure operational readiness cost efficiency performance scalability and compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
- Represent Lending engineering in strategic discussions with customers executives and other stakeholders.
What youll bring
- 10 years building and operating SaaS cloud-native API-driven platforms; ideally in banking fintech or other regulated sectors.
- 5 years of hands-on Java engineering and cloud technologies before moving into senior leadership roles.
- Proven ability to scale distributed systems with high performance resilience and cost control.
- Demonstrated success in addressing technical debt while maintaining or increasing delivery velocity.
- Experience applying AI tools and data-driven engineering metrics to improve productivity and code quality.
- Strong leadership skillstrusted by teams and stakeholders to drive change and deliver results.
- Excellent communication skills able to engage confidently with executives customers and global teams.
- Comfortable leading in a remote-first multi-time-zone environment.
What youll get
Join us to shape the future of banking where your professional growth is equally as valued as your personal well-being.
Competitive Base Salary
Company Equity for All
Learning and Development Opportunities
Hybrid/Remote Working (Location Dependant)
30 Day Working Abroad
4 week Paid Sabbatical after 5 Years Service
Additional Benefits based on location
Lets connect!
Follow Mambu onLinkedInfor the latest Fintech trends and success stories. Connect with us onFacebookInstagram andYouTubeto experience our vibrant culture. Explore our mission values and the world were building at Follow the work of our Product and Engineering teams at ourMedium Product & Tech Log.
As part of the recruitment (or HR onboarding) process you will be required to obtain authorized criminal background and credit screening results as well as be queried against a sanctions/anti-money-laundering/counter terrorism financing/politically exposed persons screening service and your employment is conditional upon approval of these results.
At Mambu we encourage all interested candidates to apply even if they dont meet every listed qualification as we value diversity and recognize that experience doesnt always perfectly align with job descriptions. We are committed to providing equal opportunities for applicants with disabilities; if you need assistance during the application process please contact
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
About Company
Meet Mambu, the SaaS cloud banking platform powering financial innovators everywhere.
