About Next Gate Tech

At Next Gate Tech, we create technologies that reshape the landscape of the fund industry operations.

We empower our clients by capturing the full potential of harmonised data to drive intelligent and fully automated operations. Our transformative solutions optimise processes, enhance efficiency, reduce risks, and drive cost savings for our clients.

Driven by our commitment to innovation, our intelligence layer extracts invaluable insights, employs advanced pattern analysis spotting anomalies, and uncovers hidden links within the data.

Our modular, one-stop-shop, SaaS platform seamlessly ingests diverse datasets, creating a harmonised and enriched source of portfolios, transactions, and accounting data. This robust foundation fuels the platform to generate powerful signals through intelligent analytics, empowering a multitude of use cases.

Next Gate Tech is not just a part of the industry's evolution - it is a driving force behind it.

Learn more about us:

Our story, values, mission and team: https://nextgatetech.com/about
Our unified platform and technology: https://nextgatetech.com/platform
Our solutions and use cases: https://nextgatetech.com/

About You

Moving at our pace brings a lot of change, possibilities, and ambiguity. Before you apply, consider if you:

You are a builder — you love to create and are driven by the satisfaction of bringing ideas to life through technology
Are able to take initiative in articulating complex concepts in a concise and clear manner
Have high commitment to making an impact, adding value, and embracing continuous learning
Care deeply about your contribution to disrupting an industry as we know it

About The Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and visionary Head of Engineering to lead the technical vision for our growing engineering team. This role is essential for driving the technical strategy, fostering innovation, and ensuring the development of scalable, high-quality solutions.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with strong experience in technical design, data architecture, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable products as well as modern software development processes and product lifecycle management.

Responsibilities include

Define and execute the technical roadmap in collaboration with the CTO and CPO, ensuring alignment with the overall company vision and product strategy
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing (product) engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence
Oversee the technical design and architecture of the platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and resilience. Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to ensure that our tech stack remains ahead of the curve
Partner closely with Product, Client, and Operations teams to deliver innovative, high-quality products
Develop and implement best practices for software development and infrastructure that allow for the efficient processing and analysis of large datasets
Implement and refine engineering processes, including agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, testing, and code reviews, ensuring continuous improvement and efficient delivery
Foster a culture of experimentation and innovation to explore new solutions to industry challenges, focusing on data analytics, automation, and machine learning applications
Act as the engineering representative to senior leadership and external stakeholders, providing updates on progress, challenges, and opportunities

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role, preferably within high-growth startups or scale-up, product-led environments that are data-intensive and/or have strong exposure to AI/ML technologies
Strong hands-on experience in system design, data architecture, cloud platforms (GCP or AWS), and building scalable distributed systems. Proficiency in modern programming languages (e.g., Python, Go, Rust) and exposure to the application of AI technologies
Proven experience in building and leading high-performing engineering teams, with a focus on creating a positive and collaborative work environment
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on finding scalable and efficient solutions to complex technical challenges
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

26 vacation days + 1 birthday day + 1 duvet day, so you can truly recharge and enjoy life
Comprehensive health and dental care coverage
Central location for both offices with a fully stocked kitchen, including healthy snacks, and fresh fruit
Freedom to create your own entrepreneurial experience by being part of a team in search of excellence
Professional Development programs to expand your skills, and maximize your potential on the frontier of financial innovation

Next Gate Tech is an equal opportunity employer. We believe our team’s unique life experiences, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and abilities add richness to our culture and depth to our ideas. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that supports, empowers and delivers a sense of belonging for all members of the team.

Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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