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paytech Achieves PCI DSS Level 1: Elevating Payment Security and Trust
Overview
paytech is a dynamic fintech company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation in the financial technology industry. Our mission is to revolutionise how people manage and interact with their finances through cutting-edge solutions and exceptional service. We pride ourselves on fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Job Description:
To support our expansion and strengthen client relationships, we are seeking a Head of Development at paytech leads the entire engineering organization, overseeing all developers and team leaders across multiple product lines. This role combines strong technical leadership with hands-on experience in building and managing high-performing development teams. The Head of Development will design and refine engineering processes, remove delivery bottlenecks, and ensure consistent, high-quality product delivery across the paytech ecosystem.
The ideal candidate comes from a payments or whitelabel payment platforms background, has a strong technical foundation in Java and Oracle, and has a proven record of building, structuring, and scaling engineering teams in complex, high-volume environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in software development within payments or whitelabel payment platforms.
- Proven track record in building and leading high-performance development teams in a SaaS or fintech environment.
- Strong hands-on background in Java and Oracle.
- Demonstrated experience in technical hiring, team structuring, and talent growth.
- Deep understanding of payment flows, transaction orchestration, and API integrations.
- Skilled in optimizing engineering processes, pipelines, and quality frameworks.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and analytical skills.
- Ability to combine technical depth with strategic and people leadership.
- Fluency in Russian and English (both required for daily communication).
Qualifications:
- Experience working with AWS or other large-scale infrastructure environments.
- Familiarity with PCI DSS, data protection, and compliance frameworks in payments.
- Passion for AI and its practical application in software development.
- Proven ability to promote and integrate AI tools and practices across teams to enhance coding efficiency and delivery quality.
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