Job Offers at Aku Fintech Services Limited – Apply Now

Job Description

• Define and maintain robust architectural frameworks and standards that support the development of innovative banking solutions.
• Scope and lead building of new product features and highly performant microservices.
• Collaborate closely with product management, design, and other departments to ensure seamless coordination in delivering exceptional FinTech products.
• Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure FinTech products.
• Attract, recruit, and retain top engineering talent, while continuously developing and mentoring team members to drive their growth and success.
• Collaborate with the executive team to shape and execute the company’s technical strategy, aligning it with business objectives and staying at the forefront of industry trends.
• Communicate engineering strategy and status updates transparently and effectively to stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Make tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation.
• Establish and enforce rigorous quality assurance practices, including testing and code reviews, to maintain the highest product quality standards.
• Maintain a deep understanding of industry regulations and cybersecurity best practices to ensure our FinTech products are secure and compliant.

Experience and Requirements

• Proven track record of leadership in engineering roles within the fintech or banking sector.
• Strong knowledge of banking products and financial services.
• Strong technical background, with 7+ years of hands-on experience, using Java, and Spring Boot.
• Strong technical experience using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, SQL (Stored procedures, JPQL/Criteria API)
• Solid knowledge of security (Access Controls, roles, Permissions).
• Hands-on experience architecting and building large-scale, highly available distributed systems/applications.
• Experience working with relational databases, schema design, and performing query optimizations
• Leverage automated tests and observability tooling to help ship features to production with confidence.
• A good understanding of CI/CD tools, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate complex, technical concepts to any audience.
• Experience leading, coaching, and mentoring a high-performance engineering team.
• Ability to craft well-written technical design documentation.
• Prior experience working on core banking infrastructure (Lending, Savings, Payments, VAS)

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Job Description

• Lead the development and growth of Aku’s core infrastructure products 
• Work closely with teams across Aku to build the services that ensures delivery of reliable and stable products. 
• Be responsible for delivering the solutions that are essential to Aku scaling to meet its ever growing customer base 
• Translate customer feedback and insights into actionable product improvements and features. 
• Develop and maintain a clear product roadmap, outlining key milestones and deliverables. 
• Maintain an intricate understanding of evolving industry regulations, ensuring our fintech products remain compliant and resilient to changes in the regulatory landscape. Driving adoption of existing product capabilities and client acquisition. 
• Define meticulously detailed product requirements, including user stories, functional specifications, and acceptance criteria, always with an eye for delivering superior customer experiences. 
• Continuously monitor and analyze the dynamic fintech landscape, identifying emerging trends, competitive threats, and opportunities for differentiation. 
• Take the helm of product releases, from planning through beta testing to post-launch performance monitoring, ensuring seamless product delivery. 

Requirements

• Proven track record as a Technical Product Manager in the fintech or banking sector.
• Experience working with microservices in a cloud environment.
• Have technical product management experience in a Product-first, B2B company.
• Have experience working with a digital product used by a technical user base such as PaaS – this could also include APIs, SaaS.
• Experience working with a product integrated with multiple endpoints – e.g., communications APIs, financial data APIs.
• Deep comprehension of banking products, financial services, and fintech trends.
• Exceptional analytical acumen, adept at navigating complex challenges.
• Superb communication and leadership skills, capable of inspiring and mobilizing teams.

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