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# Dir Software Engineering

- **Company:** HealthEquity Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $144,000.0 - $191,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Distributed Systems, Fraud Prevention and Detection, PCI Data Security Standards, Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Engineering, System Availability, Containerization, Cloud Migration, Api Design, Microservices
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a922a40c3cc87e15

## About the Role

* Bachelors degree in related field, or equivalent work experience
 * 12+ years of software engineering experience. Extensive experience with cloud-native technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure), distributed systems, and high-volume transaction platforms
 * Minimum of 5 years of hands-on leadership experience specifically building and operating FinTech systems (payments, lending, fraud, identity, compliance)
 * Strong expertise with highly regulated environments and external audit requirements (PCI, SOC 2, SOX)
 * Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences
 * Proven ability to lead globally distributed engineering teams within large, matrixed organizations
 * Experience in enterprise B2B2C financial ecosystems or embedded finance platforms, preferred
 * Exposure to data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and secure software development practices (SSDLC), preferred

## Description

The Director of Software Engineering - FinTech leads the development and delivery of financial systems, including payments, account servicing, KYC/KYB, fraud detection, and lending platforms. This leadership role advises executive management and provides high-level consulting to influence business initiatives.
What you'll be doing

 * Lead and mentor multiple engineering teams delivering financial systems, including payments, account servicing, KYC/KYB, fraud detection, and lending platforms
 * Define and drive the technical strategy, architecture, and operational plans for FinTech engineering in alignment with enterprise goals
 * Ensure systems are designed and maintained for compliance with PCI-DSS, SOC 2 Type 2, SOX, GLBA, and other applicable regulatory standards
 * Implement enterprise-grade engineering processes, including SDLC governance, CI/CD, security by design, and operational resilience best practices
 * Partner closely with InfoSec, Legal, and Risk teams to proactively manage risk, privacy, and regulatory compliance across platforms
 * Own key engineering KPIs for system availability, scalability, delivery velocity, quality, and security
 * Drive modernization initiatives for cloud migration, microservices architecture, and API-first development
 * Act as a key engineering voice with senior leadership to influence product, technology, and investment priorities


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