Head of Engineering - Marketplace / Fintech / Remote

Location : Remote (GMT+8)

Type : Full time - Perm

Pay Structure : Base + Discretionary bonus + Esops

Base Range : 70 - 100 LPA

About the Opportunity

We are working with a high-growth FinTech business, publicly listed on the NASDAQ, that is scaling its engineering capabilities across Asia. The right person will be the first hire in India that's required to build a remote high functioning engineering team.

You will play a player coach role, which means the first 6 months your responsibilities will include

1- 6 months : 30% Building an engineering team, 30% system design & architecture, 30% Production grade coding.

6-12months : 50% Management, 30% System design and Architecture 20% optimizing best practices, code reviews, PR and little coding.

Key Responsibilities

Build and scale engineering teams, leading recruitment, onboarding, and mentorship to ensure long-term success and retention.

Own and oversee system architecture and design, ensuring scalable and secure solutions for consumer-facing platforms.

Establish and manage the engineering development process, driving modern practices in coding, testing, and deployment.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, and Business) to deliver impactful solutions.

Drive cloud-native development.

Ensure platform reliability, high performance, and scalability to meet rapid growth needs.

Preferred Experience

8+ years in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in an engineering management role (preferably remote teams)

Proven startup experience : ability to thrive in 0→1 and high-growth environments.

Hands-on experience in recruiting engineers, building onboarding programs, and creating successful teams.

Background in marketplace businesses or insurance technology is highly desirable.

Expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and modern cloud architectures.

Tech Stack

Languages : , NodeJS, Java, Python

Infrastructure : Kafka, Kubernetes, CI / CD pipelines, AWS

Cloud-native architectures and distributed systems