Head of Engineering

IntellectEU • Miami, FL

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

IntellectEU is an international technology company focused on digital finance and emerging technologies. The Head of Engineering will lead the engineering organisation company-wide, own technical strategy, and ensure delivery of secure solutions. This is a player-coach role combining leadership of engineers and engineering managers with hands-on system design and coding alongside the team.

The role works closely with the Head of Security and security team, who define security requirements and recommendations. The Head of Engineering is accountable for implementing those recommendations across company infrastructure, primarily its multi-account AWS organisation, and ensuring delivery on time. The position is based in Miami, USA, in a hybrid work arrangement.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including 5+ years in senior technical leadership roles.
• Hands-on technical depth, including designing systems and writing or reviewing code while contributing as an individual contributor alongside the team.
• Proven experience leading Engineering Managers, Architects, and multiple engineering teams.
• Strong AWS experience, including multi-account organisations, infrastructure as code, networking, identity and access management, and cloud security.
• Experience working with a security team and delivering engineering changes in response to security requirements and audit findings; strong knowledge of cybersecurity, compliance, risk management, and data protection.
• Experience building production systems in digital assets (blockchain, DLT, tokenisation, custody, or wallets) or AI (machine learning or LLM-based applications); depth in one area and curiosity in the other is sufficient.
• Expertise in software architecture, system design, microservices, distributed systems, scalable SaaS platforms, and disaster recovery.
• Experience in fintech, financial services, or other regulated platforms.
• Experience defining technology strategy, architecture roadmaps, and engineering standards aligned with business objectives.
• Proven ability to manage technology budgets, cloud expenditure, vendor relationships, and technology investments.
• Experience scaling engineering organisations and managing technical debt.
• Strategic thinking, communication, stakeholder management, and decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with financial infrastructure companies, such as payment, messaging, or banking technology providers, and an understanding of their operations.
• Experience with payments, SWIFT financial messaging standards and infrastructure, or banking integrations.
• Experience with financial services compliance and regulatory frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or similar.
• Experience with both digital assets and AI, or experience applying AI in financial services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the engineering organisation, own technical strategy, and set company-wide engineering standards and best practices.
• Contribute hands-on as a technical architect and engineer by designing systems, writing and reviewing code, and unblocking delivery on digital assets and AI initiatives.
• Partner with the Head of Security and security team and own implementation of their recommendations across infrastructure, primarily the multi-account AWS organisation; prioritise work and direct engineering and DevOps teams.
• Own AWS cloud infrastructure and operations, including architecture, reliability, cost, disaster recovery, operational readiness, incident investigation, and root-cause analysis.
• Work with Product Managers, Architects, and stakeholders to define technical solutions and delivery priorities aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
• Manage engineering budgets, cloud expenditure, and vendor relationships, making clear trade-offs across teams.
• Improve engineering processes, team productivity, and software quality, and manage technical debt.
• Hire, onboard, and develop engineering talent, including Engineering Managers and Architects.
• Build an engineering culture focused on accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous learning.

Benefits

• International experience at a stable company with offices in Miami, Antwerp, Leuven, Lisbon, Krakow, Kyiv, and New York, and over 15 years of market presence.
• A passionate team and an innovative, casual, positive, and open work environment.
• Opportunities for personal and professional development, and the chance to change how the financial world works.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed