Head of Engineering – Fintech Payment Gateway

Job Highlights

• 🚀 Lead the engineering vision for a fast-growing Fintech Payment Gateway provider
• 📈 Attractive compensation package + performance incentives
• 💼 Direct impact on Malaysia’s digital payment ecosystem

Role Summary

As the Head of Engineering, you will spearhead the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and RMiT-compliant payment solutions. This role requires a balance of technical expertise and leadership to drive innovation, ensure regulatory compliance, and deliver high-performance digital transaction systems. You will oversee both backend and frontend development, third-party integrations, and ensure robust operations across all payment services.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy, architecture design, and the engineering roadmap for payment gateway solutions.
• Oversee the design, development, integration, and deployment of secure and scalable fintech applications (online & offline).
• Ensure compliance with RMiT, PCI-DSS, and other payment industry frameworks.
• Integrate third-party APIs and systems (banks, payment processors, mobile wallets, QR payments, POS systems).
• Drive incident and problem management, ensuring system reliability and smooth release/patch deployments.
• Build and manage front-end user portals and backend systems (Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, React Native).
• Lead the development, testing, and maintenance of application and database code.
• Guide architectural design reviews for payment services and digital transaction systems.
• Provide technical documentation and guidance to team members and stakeholders.
• Ensure secure transaction logging, reconciliation, and reporting features.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, Infrastructure, and Support teams to align technology with business objectives.

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Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (Master’s degree is an advantage).
• Minimum 8+ years of software development experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record in Fintech, Payment Gateway, or Financial Services projects.
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL, and frontend frameworks (AngularJS, React Native).
• Strong understanding of payment processing systems (card-present & card-not-present environments, e-wallet/QR code integration).
• Familiarity with RMiT regulatory requirements and Bank Negara Malaysia compliance frameworks.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver under tight deadlines.