Director of Engineering - Cards, Savings and Investments

2 Months ago • 12-15 Years • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Director of Engineering for Cards, Savings, and Investments, you will lead the Engineering cluster, managing and guiding a team of architects and engineering managers. You will define and execute the tech vision for our suite of card products, savings solutions, and investment offerings. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of how our business customers interact with their funds, build wealth, and manage transactions. This involves assessing the organization’s technology needs, setting implementation goals, ensuring scalability, security, and regulatory compliance. You'll also lead, manage, and mentor senior members of the technical staff. This role requires strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Must have:
  • Experience in a FinTech Payments Company is a MUST.
  • Degree in Computer Science or relevant technical discipline.
  • 12-15 years of software architecture and design experience.
  • 3-5 years of People Management experience.
  • Expertise in microservices, multi-stack/platform exposure.
Good to have:
  • Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment.
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, databases, and Cloud technologies.
  • Experience managing third-party vendors.
Perks:
  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).

Job Details

At Aspire, we’re more than just a FinTech company—we’re the leading all-in-one financial operating system built to empower the world’s innovators and entrepreneurs. We are on a mission to reinvent business finance, empowering startups and businesses to realise their full potential.

Founded in 2018, Aspire has raised over USD 300M+ across equity and debt from world-class investors. In 2023, we successfully closed an oversubscribed USD 100 million Series C equity round led by Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures with participation of Tencent, Paypal Ventures, LGT Capital Partners, Picus Capital and MassMutual Ventures. To power our solutions, we have partnered with some of the best companies in the world such as Visa and Wise and empowered more than 50,000 businesses using our suite of products.

Aspire has consistently been recognized for excellence, earning Best Employer and Startup of the Year by the Asia FinTech Awards in 2022 and 2023, ranked as LinkedIn’s Top Startup in Singapore, and listed on CB Insights’ Top 100 Global Fintech in 2023 and 2024.

You will be amazed by the energy and experience of our team! Aspire serves as an environment for you to innovate and drive change with our team of ex-entrepreneurs, ex-founders, and high-achievers with international and diverse backgrounds.

Are you a top talent who is passionate about entrepreneurship? Join our rapidly growing team to make an impact in the fintech space! 

** This is a hybrid role that can be based in either Bangalore or Gurugram and requires in-office days ** 

About the team:

At Aspire, we believe that technology has the power to revolutionize the way businesses manage finances. Our Engineering Team is at the forefront of this transformative journey, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Aspire's exceptional products and infrastructure. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that simplifies financial services for businesses!

About the role:

As the Director of Engineering for Cards, Savings, and Investments, you will lead the Engineering cluster managing and guiding a team of architects and engineering managers who define and execute the tech vision for our suite of card products, savings solutions, and investment offerings. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of how our business customers interact with their funds, build wealth, and manage transactions.

  • Ability to assess the organization’s technology needs and set short- and long-term technology implementation goals
  • Define the technology vision for our Cards, Savings, and Investments products and be accountable for reaching this, ensuring scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.
  • Lead, manage and mentor senior members of technical staff 
  • Strong understanding and hands-on with multi-stack programming languages, frameworks & technologies.
  • Good to have experience on Frontend and mobile technologies otherwise ability to deep-dive to drive and team

Minimum Qualifications:.

  • Experience in a FinTech Payments Company is a MUST
  • Degree in Computer Science or other relevant technical discipline
  • 12-15 total years of experience with a proven understanding of software architecture and design patterns
  • 3-5 years of experience People Management experience
  • Expertise in microservices, multi-stack/platform exposure, database, cloud, DevOps practice, frontend understanding, hands-on with tools for caching, logging, monitoring, etc. 
  • Excellent problem-solving, change management, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders in the context of Cards, Savings, and Investments.
  • Solid knowledge of software development processes such as Agile, Scrum, or Kanban, and the ability to implement and optimize these processes for teams delivering financial products and services.
  • High levels of empathy in order to effectively build and develop high-performing teams, foster a culture of collaboration and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in a start-up or scale-up environment
  • Strong understanding of DevOps, databases, Cloud technologies, performance, and data management concepts. 
  • Experience managing third-party vendors, including contract negotiations

More information about the role, the team and Aspire as a whole is available HERE

What we offer

  • Uncapped flexible annual leave.
  • Hybrid work arrangement. 
  • Training subsidy for your professional growth.
  • Wellness benefit.
  • Team bonding budget to foster collaboration and sense of belonging.
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere (for up to 90 days per annum).
  • Culture is Key: We always strive to cultivate a special culture that brings special talents together - You can learn more about our culture on our careers site and LinkedIn Life page.

Equal Opportunity Statement 

Aspire is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by applicable laws. 

Please note: by submitting your application, you acknowledge that you have read and understood Aspire’s Data Protection Policy for Employees, Freelancers, Contractors and Job Applicants (the “Policy”), and consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data by Aspire for the purposes set out in the Policy. You may withdraw consent for such collection, use and disclosure, and make an access or correction request in respect of your personal data, in accordance with the Policy by emailing people@aspireapp.com

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About The Company

Aspire is the all-in-one finance software for growing businesses. The company serves over 15,000 companies in Asia and beyond, helping them save time and money with multi-currency accounts and cards, expense management, payable management, and receivable management solutions. Headquartered in Singapore, Aspire has over 500 employees across four countries and is backed by global top tier VCs, including Sequoia, Lightspeed, Tencent, Paypal and Y-Combinator.



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