Offer summary

Qualifications:

Proven experience in a leadership or managerial role in engineering teams., Advanced skills in Python and experience with ORM frameworks like SQLAlchemy or Django., Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design, along with experience in enterprise-level applications., Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse stakeholders..

Key responsibilities:

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams while staying hands-on with coding.

Lead and manage a team of engineers, fostering collaboration and accountability.

Oversee the planning and execution of software projects in alignment with Agile/Scrum practices.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define project scopes and establish key performance indicators.

Job description

About StarCompliance

StarCompliance is on a mission to make compliance simple and easy. Trusted globally by enterprise financial institutions, the user-friendly STAR platform empowers organizations to achieve regulatory compliance while safeguarding their integrity and business reputations. Through a customizable, 360-degree view of employee activity, the STAR software enables firms to automate the detection and resolution of potential areas of conflict while streamlining daily workflows and increasing efficiency. 

Role

This role combines managerial responsibilities with hands-on technical contributions, making it ideal for a leader who is passionate about both driving teams and staying deeply involved in the technical aspects of software development.

The candidate must have a good level of experience of working with and overseeing the development of complex, multi-tenanted, scalable applications/microservices. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of technical expertise and leadership experience to guide our engineering teams. Great coding hygiene, solid design and architecture experience are essential.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:

Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineering teams.

Stay hands-on with coding and contribute to the development of critical components

Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture.

Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency.

Team Management:

Lead, inspire, and manage a team of skilled engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Conduct regular performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to drive professional growth.

Drive the team towards meeting deadlines with precision and efficiency.

Instill a culture of accountability and results-oriented focus within the engineering teams.

Project Management:

In accordance with Agile/Scrum practices, oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines.

Collaborate with product teams and other stakeholders to define project scopes and requirements.

Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and enhance engineering effectiveness.

Software Development and Architectural Oversight:

Leverage expertise in Python, AWS, ORMs and general system design to contribute to the design and development of SaaS software solutions.

Ensure the implementation of best practices in coding, testing, and deployment.

Collaborate with architects to define and maintain a scalable and robust software architecture.

Drive initiatives to improve system architecture and overall engineering efficiency.

Communication and Collaboration:

Excellent communication skills to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, other engineering teams, operations and sales

Skills and experience

Proven experience in a leadership or managerial role, guiding and developing high-performing engineering teams.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Advance skills in Python

Experience of using ORM frameworks (e.g.SqlAlchemy, Django)

A good understanding of Object-Oriented Programming and Design

Commercial experience of working on enterprise level applications

A proven track record overseeing the development of large/complex projects

Experience of relational database management systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle,PostgreSQL)

Strong interpersonal skills, working with internal technical staff and stakeholders

Practical experience of analysing requirements

Ability to quickly learn new technical skills

Coaching and mentoring

Desirable skills

Experience of working with Flask, MongoDB, Kafka, Typescript, AWS

Experience of working with statically typed Python codebases

Experience defining, implementing or supporting software in financial services industry(either traditional finance or crypto) preferred

Experience of Domain Driven Design (DDD)

Star Compliance Background checks

All positions require pre-employment screening due to employees potentially having access to highly sensitive and confidential information involving finance and compliance; candidates must be trustworthy and have a heightened sensitivity to protecting confidential financial, professional information.  To be eligible for employment with StarCompliance, candidates must undergo a rigorous background investigation with checks including, but not limited to, criminal record history, consumer credit, employment history, qualifications, and education checks.  

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, marital/civil union/domestic partnership status, veteran status or any other protected characteristic as outlined by country, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. StarCompliance makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. For more information, please request a copy of our Equal Opportunities Policy.

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