Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (Master’sdegree preferred).

• Professional training or certification in Agile, Product Development, or relevant backend technologies would be an added advantage.

• 10+ years’ experience in banking, fintech, or digital financial services.

Technical Development & Full Stack Versatility**

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs that power enterprise platforms.

• Write clean, efficient, and secure code for various back-end components, services, and integrations.

• Lead the evolution of existing service applications and ensure seamless integration with internal and external partner ecosystems.

• Double up as a Full Stack Engineer when needed, providing support for frontend feature integration and end-to-end service prototyping.

• Architect and manage complex messaging/streaming systems using Kafka and RabbitMQ to ensure system fault tolerance and resilience.

DevSecOps & Engineering Excellence****

• Champion engineering best practices, including DevSecOps and CI/CD, to ensure secure and frequent delivery.

• Work closely with the DevOps team to automate deployment pipelines, enhance infrastructure-as-code, and improve system reliability.

• Participate in code inspection, testing, and continuous refactoring efforts to maintain enterprise-grade quality.

• Ensure application performance, monitoring, and fault tolerance for all digital solutions.

Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership****

• Drive Agile delivery across squads, ensuring timely and high-quality releases aligned to business outcomes.

• Provide clear technical direction, architectural guidance, and prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives.

• Lead collaboration across business, technology, risk, and compliance stakeholders to ensure seamless execution from ideation to go-live.

• Conduct rigorous code reviews and provide mentorship to develop strong technical and commercial capabilities within the team.

Commercialization & Product Innovation**

• Own the technical success of channel products, ensuring they are built for adoption, usage, and revenue generation.

• Work closely with Product Owners and Commercial Leads to leverage data and analytics for optimizing customer journeys.

• Ensure solutions address real customer pain points through human-centered design and Lean Startup principles.