Head of Engineering

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Head of Engineering leading delivery and operational excellence in a fintech environment. Driving AI adoption and managing engineering organization within a regulated and high-growth context.

Posted 7/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in engineering management, focusing on delivery execution, operational excellence, and compliance with DORA and FCA standards. Proven ability to drive AI adoption and enhance developer experience while managing engineering capacity and technical debt.

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Engineering LeadershipDORA ComplianceAI AdoptionDelivery FrameworksIncident Management

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Hard Skills

Delivery ExecutionOperational ExcellenceIncident ResponseCloud Cost EfficiencyCI/CD PracticesDORA MetricsDevOps MetricsSPACE FrameworkDeveloper ExperienceCapacity Planning

Soft Skills

Structured Decision-MakingStakeholder ManagementCommercial JudgementCoachingAccountability

Industry Keywords

FintechPaymentsBankingSaaSCryptoRegulated EnvironmentHigh-Growth Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Head of Engineering owns delivery execution, engineering performance and operational excellence across all engineering streams at Altery.
Manage all Delivery Leads (hiring, coaching, career progression) and build a culture of accountability and quality.
Run the Delivery Governance function: standards, processes and predictable execution against committed roadmaps across every stream.
Act as Major Incident Commander. Own release management, incident response and DORA / FCA operational resilience compliance.
Drive AI adoption across engineering, from capacity planning to incident detection, and measure the productivity gains it creates.
Allocate engineering capacity across streams, balance delivery against technical debt, and own cloud cost efficiency.
Build competency frameworks and career ladders, and co-own the Developer Experience programme with Platform Leads.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience leading engineering organisations at scale, with proven manager-of-managers experience.
Background in fintech, payments, banking, SaaS, crypto or another highly regulated, high-growth environment.
Fluent in delivery frameworks — DORA / DevOps metrics, SPACE, Developer Experience, flow metrics — and modern CI/CD practice.
Working knowledge of DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act), FCA Operational Resilience requirements, and incident management in regulated environments.
Hands-on experience driving AI adoption within an engineering organisation, with a way to measure what it actually improves.
Calm, structured decision-making under pressure, with strong stakeholder and commercial judgement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Direct influence on technology delivery, organisational design and engineering strategy.
A seat at the table — exposure to executive leadership and governance forums.
An AI-first engineering culture built around innovation and operational excellence.