Director of Engineering, Risk

The job overview for this Director of Software Engineering role for the Fiat Risk engineering team at Okcoin is as follows: This is a unique opportunity for technology enthusiasts to embrace their next challenge, to design tailor-made solutions, and to build high-performance web services that handle large volumes of transactions 24x7. The Director of Software Engineering will lead and guide their team on flawless and agile execution, implementation and support of backend microservices, working closely with the front end and cross-functional teams to coordinate complex deliverables, do research and provide meaningful feedback about any decision being made within the team. The role will provide an early and significant impact on the engineering team in the US.

• Design and develop 24/7 high scale APIs and distributed system
• Write unit tests, integration tests and CI/CD scripts
• Own, monitor and improve services in production
• Lead design effort; write technical design documents and hold design review meetings
• Development and testing of high quality product features spanning multiple product domains
• Work with other engineering managers, architects, engineers & QA to develop innovative solutions
• Be a technical leader; research and promote new technologies and tools
• Develop talent through coaching, mentoring, feedback, and hands-on career development
• Demonstrate sound engineering principles and directly contribute toward team's goals
• Set and manage expectations with other engineering teams, management, and external stakeholders
• Own and lead collaborative efforts with various stakeholders including: Product, Design, Business and oversea engineering teams.

• 10+ years of experience in Software Development combined with people leadership and hands on capacity
• Experienced Java developer, ideally with Spring Framework (Spring Boot), Hibernate (or similar ORM), Maven, Git and JVM (memory/performance tuning, GC) and other languages such as (C++, Python, Go, Rust) can be a plus
• Experienced in distributed systems and microservices
• Experienced with MS-SQL server
• Proficiency with developing Web Services, SOA, REST APIs, Message Queue, Distributed/Scalable Architecture
• A history (and preference) of being both strategic, analytical and execution-oriented
• Work well in a team environment and be able to effectively drive cross-team solutions that have complex dependencies and requirements
• Results oriented, self-learner, problem solver with 'can do' attitude
• You love to mentor, develop and grow people, and have a track record of doing it
• Experience with Java Spring Boot is preferred
• You have experience with or have a firm understanding of the complexity in Fintech risk engineering challenges, including but not limited to: ACH unauthorized transactions, credit card chargeback, account takeover, anti-fraud. Experience in Fintech companies
• Experience working in a disruptive technology, successfully launching products, ideally, within FinTech, eCommerce, SaaS, AdTech, or Digital Wallet business experience
• Familiarity with product management processes and tools
• Experience with machine learning
• Experience working with teams across offices and time zones
• Fluent in written and spoken Mandarin