As Head of Engineering, you will lead the technical team for a Series A fintech building supply chain financing infrastructure. This player-coach role requires deep TypeScript expertise and a hands-on approach to delivery, architecture, and production reliability. You will partner with the CTO to scale the engineering function and maintain high standards.
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Head of Engineering at VC-backed fintech SaaS
Reporting to the CTO, you'll own the delivery of a mission-critical financial operations platform built on a modern TypeScript and Postgres stack. This is a unique opportunity for a technical leader who loves to stay close to the code while scaling an engineering organization from the ground up. If you're passionate about building reliable financial infrastructure and fostering a high-performance culture, this is the role for you.
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Location
Remote (United States)
Compensation
$200k-$280k + Equity
Company
Confidential company
Role overview
About the company
VC-backed fintech SaaS platform
What you will do
- Own end-to-end delivery and sprint execution while maintaining a high technical bar through rigorous code reviews and standards.
- Scale the engineering organization by hiring, mentoring, and establishing the cultural foundations for a world-class in-house team.
- Lead production operations, including on-call leadership, incident response, and performance monitoring to ensure platform reliability and security.
Who this is a fit for
- Over 8 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong track record in full-stack TypeScript and React.
- Proven leadership experience managing engineering teams, owning production outcomes, and navigating the transitions of a growing startup.
- Deep technical proficiency in Postgres and background-job systems, ideally with experience in fintech, payments, or regulated data domains.
Why this role is remarkable
- High-impact leadership opportunity as the most senior engineer, reporting directly to the CTO at a crucial scaling phase.
- Work on complex financial data challenges involving reconciliation, anomaly detection, and large-scale ingestion with a modern tech stack.
- Backed by top-tier fintech investors with significant equity upside and a path to grow the team from seed to scale.
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