Vice President of Engineering - fintech venture
Peak Xv Partners
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Posted on Jul 9, 2025
We're seeking an exceptional Engineering Leader to join our dynamic team. As an early stage startup, we're at a pivotal growth stage, offering a unique chance to shape our engineering culture, scale our products, and build high-performing teams. You'll play a crucial role in defining technical strategy, driving execution, and mentoring engineers, directly contributing to our market leadership.
What You'll Do:
- Strategic Technical Leadership: Define and execute technical vision, aligning with business goals. Contribute to architectural decisions for scalable, secure, and performant fintech platforms.
- Team Building & Mentorship: Recruit, mentor, and lead high-performing engineering teams, fostering excellence and continuous learning.
- Execution & Delivery Excellence: Drive end-to-end delivery of complex features, ensuring timely, high-quality execution. Implement robust engineering processes for velocity and stability.
- Product & Business Partnership: Collaborate with Product and Design to translate business needs into technical solutions. Understand fintech landscape and regulatory requirements.
- Security & Compliance: Champion security best practices, ensuring adherence to financial industry standards and data privacy regulations.
What You'll Bring:
- Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science/Engineering from a Tier 1 institution.
- Experience: 8-12 years in software development, with 2-3+ years in engineering leadership (e.g., Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, Staff Engineer).
- Startup Acumen: Proven experience in early-stage (Series A/B preferred) startup environments, understanding rapid iteration and resourcefulness. Demonstrated ability to build and scale teams and systems from scratch.
- Fintech Domain: Prior FinTech industry experience is highly preferred (payments, lending, banking infra, regulatory compliance, fraud detection).
- Technical Depth: Strong background in scalable, secure backend systems. Proficiency in modern languages (Java, Python, Go, Node.js), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and distributed systems.
- Leadership & Soft Skills: Exceptional leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills. High ownership and accountability.
Why Join ?
- Shape the Future: Be a foundational leader directly influencing product and tech direction.
- High Impact: Directly contribute to company growth and success.
- Innovation: Work on cutting-edge tech in a rapidly evolving fintech space.
- Culture: Join a vibrant team valuing innovation and continuous learning.
- Growth: Significant professional growth opportunities.
- Competitive Compensation: Attractive salary, equity, and benefits.
If you are a driven engineering leader with a passion for fintech and a desire to build something truly impactful, we encourage you to apply!