Head Of Engineering Lisboa

Head Of Engineering
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

**About Revolut**People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, and more freedom. Since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. Our powerhouse of products — including spending, saving, investing, exchanging, travelling, and more — help our 55+ million customers get more from their money every day. As we continue our
- fast growth, 2 things are essential to our success: our people and our culture. In recognition of our outstanding employee experience, we've been certified as a Great Place to Work. So far, we have 10, 000+ people working around the world, from our offices and remotely, to help us achieve our mission. And we're looking for more brilliant people. People who love building great products, redefining success, and turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution. **About the role**We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead our credit product vertical — one of the most complex and
- critical areas for Revolut. Someone who wants to build and scale products from scratch, ship fast, and lead
- performing engineering teams across multiple countries. You’ll partner directly with Product, Data, and Operations teams to define and lead the roadmap, ensuring we deliver scalable, secure, and
- impact credit features. We operate in a
- performance environment where ownership, speed, and impact are expected and rewarded. While we’ve scaled and matured as a company, we keep bureaucracy to a minimum and focus relentlessly on delivering results. Up to shape the future of finance? Let's get in touch. **What you'll be doing**- Leading engineering for our credit vertical (loans, BNPL, credit cards), owning
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- end delivery from architecture to
- Owning the product and solution architecture with a key focus on quality control and code
- Managing and scaling distributed engineering teams across multiple
- Partnering closely with Product, Data, and Operations to define a
- impact roadmap and ship value
- Driving technical excellence, performance, scalability, and reliability across all
- Influencing best practices and helping to ensure these are consistently followed across the
- Optimising and reviewing the performance of teams, with an aim to increase the quality of engineering as a functional
- Building new products from scratch, while evolving and optimising existing
- Attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent, setting a high bar and leading by
- Making
- driven decisions, balancing speed and quality, always pushing for
- Creating clarity in ambiguous environments and aligning tech efforts with business goals**What you'll need**- Experience leading and scaling engineering teams, preferably in fintech or
- growth tech
- Deep technical background, ideally
- on experience with backend systems, microservices, and distributed
- An ownership mindset to take full responsibility for delivery, quality, and team
- Expertise designing and owning product and solution architecture, with a keen eye for code quality and
- A track record of building products from scratch and scaling them for millions of
- Expertise in
- driven
- making and using metrics to drive engineering
- Exceptional leadership skills to inspire, develop, and retain
- performing engineering
- Experience collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and operations
- To be comfortable working in a
- paced, ambiguous environment with tight deadlines and shifting
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence across teams and levels of seniority**Nice to have**- Experience in credit products, lending platforms, or BNPL
- A background working in a global, distributed engineering
- Familiarity with modern fintech compliance, security, and risk
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and infrastructure as
- Experience hiring and managing remote teams across multiple time
- A passion for fintech innovation and a solid understanding of emerging financial technologies**_ We won't ask for payment or personal financial information during the hiring process. _**_ If anyone does ask you for this, it’s a scam. Report it immediately. _