Head of Compliance & Platform Engineering

Flutterwave was founded on the principle that every African must be able to participate and thrive in the global economy. To achieve this objective, we have built a trusted payment infrastructure that allows consumers and businesses (African and International) make and receive payments in a convenient borderless manner.

The Role: Flutterwave is looking for a Head, Compliance Engineering/Platform Engineering to join the organization to lead the design, development, and scaling of our fintech platform infrastructure. You will drive the architectural vision and strategy, ensure platform reliability, and foster a culture of engineering excellence. This role involves close collaboration with product, security, and operations teams to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative financial solutions.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for setting a strategy and direction for the Platform Engineering teams. This will involve creating a roadmap for the unit and introducing processes, metrics and systems to ensure the team is successful and aligned to the wider goals of the engineering team and business. This role will report directly to the CTO.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Platform Architecture & Design:

1. Define and lead the development of scalable, secure, and reliable platform architecture that supports multiple fintech products.
2. Ensure cloud infrastructure and platforms meet high standards for performance, security, and scalability.
3. Leverage modern technologies and best practices to design microservices-based architectures, API-driven platforms, and cloud-native services.

• Engineering Excellence:

1. Establish and promote best practices in software development, continuous integration/delivery (CI/CD), infrastructure-as-code, automation, and observability.
2. Maintain rigorous standards for high availability, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, and system monitoring.
3. Drive initiatives to improve platform efficiency, performance, and operational excellence.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:

1. Work closely with Product, Security, Operations, and Data Engineering teams to ensure alignment on platform requirements and deliverables.
2. Collaborate with external vendors and partners to integrate third-party services and maintain strong relationships.

• Innovation & Emerging Technologies:

1. Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies to continuously innovate and future-proof the platform.
2. Evaluate and implement cutting-edge tools, frameworks, and methodologies that can drive platform improvement and enable new fintech capabilities.

• Strategic Leadership:

1. Drive the platform engineering vision, strategy, and execution to support the company's growth and innovation.
2. Collaborate with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to align platform development with business objectives.
3. Build and mentor a high-performing platform engineering team, fostering an innovative and collaborative culture.

• Ensure personal information of customers, employees, and other individuals the company conducts business with is processed and protected in line with applicable data privacy policies, privacy laws, and global best practices.

Required competency and skillset to be a Waver

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. A master's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience in software/platform engineering, with at least 8+ years in a leadership role.
• Experience in Compliance engineering teams is essential.
• Proven experience leading platform engineering teams in a high-growth, cloud-native environment, preferably in fintech or financial services.
• Strong experience in designing and deploying cloud-based platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, microservices architecture, and serverless technologies.
• Strong familiarity with infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation), automation, and DevOps practices.
• Deep understanding of high-availability architectures, scalability, security (including compliance frameworks like PCI-DSS), and reliability engineering.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage complex projects and technical challenges.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills to align technical teams with broader business goals.
• Expertise in Agile methodologies and experience managing diverse engineering teams.
• Knowledge of payment systems is highly desirable.

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