VP/SVP of Engineering

About the role The Head of engineering has both a strategic and a technical role inside the company. The strategic aspect includes setting goals for the team, hiring engineers, and prioritizing projects. The technical aspect is about getting actively involved in developing new products, identifying requirements, and setting timelines.

Before they can get this position, the head of engineering should have extensive experience as an engineer, they should have managed complex tech projects and know how to build products and features from scratch.

About the team Our technology/engineering is a group of 100+ talented people. Together with the Product teams, the gist of our role is to create innovative and scalable solutions to help Amartha grow its business.

Responsibilities

Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and their projects

Monitor reliability and performance of all internal systems to suggest improvements

Ensure compliance with relevant regulations

Manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines

Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources

Hire engineers and coordinate their training

Implement innovative technologies

Coordinate with stakeholders for new integrations and tools

Qualifications

Experience in develop data intensive applications is a must

Experience in SaaS development

Experience in open API development

Solid enterprise integration architecture knowledge

Experience in leading 5-10 people squad

Solid engineer hiring experience

Hands‑on GCP tech experience: Cloud SQL Postgres, Cloud Run, Pub/sub, etc.

You have built a scalable architecture

Experience with incident management

Monitoring distributed system

Agile practices: scrum or kanban

Don’t mind doing some coding works when required

Experience with CI/CD

Experience with automated testing

Hiring software engineers

Experience with team management

Fintech/financial institution/banking experience

Experience with Machine Learning will be a plus

Have experience with TDD

Have experience with refactoring large systems

Have experience with event‑driven architecture

Would be a plus if you have experienced with Kafka, Kubernetes, Grafana, Prometheus

At Amartha, we are dedicated to creating a workplace that celebrates diversity, ensures equity, and fosters inclusion. We believe that diverse perspectives—shaped by factors such as gender, age, race, ethnicity, education, culture, and life experiences—drive innovation and growth.

We actively welcome individuals from all backgrounds to join us in building an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and empowered. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities and foster a sense of belonging that enables our employees to thrive and make meaningful contributions.

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