Vice President Engineering (Crypto & FinTech)

Vice President – Engineering (Crypto & FinTech)

Experience: 15+ Years

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Vice President – Engineering to lead the technology strategy and engineering function for our crypto and financial technology business.

The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Web2, backend/full-stack product development, fintech/banking technology, with a practical understanding of Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital wallets. Should have experience in leading 3-15 membered team.

Key Responsibilities

* Define and drive the overall technology strategy, architecture and product roadmap.

* Lead the development and scaling of digital wallets, money transfer, cryptocurrency transactions and financial products.

* Design secure, scalable and highly available backend, microservices and transaction-processing systems.

* Architect and oversee financial ledgers, transaction management and reconciliation systems.

* Drive integrations with banks, payment networks, financial institutions and third-party fintech providers through secure APIs.

* Establish strong engineering practices around security, scalability, reliability, DevOps, CI/CD and system performance.

* Lead and mentor engineering, architecture, DevOps and QA teams.

* Work closely with the CEO, Product, Business, Compliance and Operations teams to translate business requirements into technology solutions.

* Manage technology budgets, vendors, technical risks and overall technology delivery.

Required Experience & Skills

* 15+ years of technology/engineering experience with significant leadership experience.

* Strong Backend and/or Full-Stack engineering background.

* Strong experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React.js and modern backend technologies.

* Experience with microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures and scalable application design.

* Strong understanding of banking systems, payment processing, financial transactions, ledgers and reconciliation.

* Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL/MySQL/MongoDB, caching, messaging systems and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).

* Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring and production infrastructure.

* Strong understanding of cybersecurity, data protection, authentication, encryption and financial-data security.

* Experience building high-availability, transaction-intensive and scalable platforms.

* Some practical knowledge of Web3, blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital wallets

* Proven ability to lead high-performing engineering teams and work closely with senior business stakeholders.

Company's profile :

Scallop is a digital financial platform focused on bringing traditional banking and digital assets together in

a single ecosystem. Its proposition is built around providing users with a unified account for managing

and moving fiat currencies and cryptocurrencies, including wallet and payment-related services.

The platform focuses on making cross-border money movement and digital-asset transactions simpler,

with services extending into international transfers and additional financial products. Its recent product

activity includes international money transfers to multiple countries and services such as eSIM/travel

connectivity, indicating an expanding consumer-focused financial ecosystem.

In simple terms: Scallop is one account, any currency financial platform, combining elements of digital

banking, crypto wallets, payments and international money transfers into one product experience.

Refer to www.scallopx.com