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Requirements
- If you’re a collaborator who wants to help transform how businesses operate globally, get in touch – we’d love to discuss how Ebury can accelerate your career so you can shape the future
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role
- Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices
- Recent hands‑on experience (within the last 5 years) as a Tech Lead or Senior+ Engineer
- Experience with agile development processes
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities
- Passion for technology and innovation
- (Desirable) Experience in regulated industries (FinTech, banking, payments)
- (Desirable) Understanding of AML/KYC processes and compliance requirements
- (Desirable) Experience with event‑driven architectures and Kafka
- (Desirable) Familiarity with third‑party screening or monitoring providers
- (Desirable) Experience managing on‑call rotations for critical systems
What the job involves
- You’ll lead the FinCrime Core team, responsible for Ebury’s AML (Anti‑Money Laundering) platform. This is a critical, regulated domain where your work directly impacts:
- Sanctions Screening: Real‑time screening of customers and transactions against global watchlists
- Transaction Monitoring: Detection of suspicious payment patterns
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring Ebury meets FCA, EU AML directives, and global regulatory requirements
- The platform processes millions of screening requests and payment events, requiring high reliability, low latency, and strong audit trails
- Technical Leadership
- Own the AML Screening and Transaction Monitoring domain, setting the 0–6 month technical roadmap
- Drive architecture decisions for event‑driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Ensure integrations with third‑party providers are reliable and performant
- Champion observability with comprehensive logging, metrics, and alerting for a regulated environment
- Balance “keep the lights on” work with modernisation initiatives
- Unblock the team through code reviews, architecture guidance, or hands‑on contribution when needed
- Provide technical leadership and step in for Senior Engineers when required
- Ensure all systems have appropriate support, SLAs, on‑call rotas, and documentation
- Delivery Management
- Responsible for team delivery, sprint planning, and project health
- Assess the criticality of unplanned work, minimising context‑switching and unnecessary pressure
- Balance team capacity with roadmap demands
- Instil urgency to find the right balance between velocity and quality
- Ensure all incidents are owned and resolved
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between engineering and product, partnering with your counterpart to ensure full alignment
- Communicate progress clearly and elevate issues effectively
- People Management
- Lead a team of engineers at varying levels, creating stability and psychological safety
- Manage performance and well‑being, initiating corrective actions when needed
- Provide coaching, performance reviews, and career development
- Foster a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Hire, grow, and retain high‑performing engineers
- Process and Performance
- Ensure company processes are executed effectively and on time
- Accountable for team KPIs: velocity, quality, on‑time delivery, morale, and staffing
- May manage a limited budget for tools or specific project costs
Company: Deepstreamtech
Location: London
Job Description:
Requirements
- If you’re a collaborator who wants to help transform how businesses operate globally, get in touch – we’d love to discuss how Ebury can accelerate your career so you can shape the future
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role
- Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices
- Recent hands‑on experience (within the last 5 years) as a Tech Lead or Senior+ Engineer
- Experience with agile development processes
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities
- Passion for technology and innovation
- (Desirable) Experience in regulated industries (FinTech, banking, payments)
- (Desirable) Understanding of AML/KYC processes and compliance requirements
- (Desirable) Experience with event‑driven architectures and Kafka
- (Desirable) Familiarity with third‑party screening or monitoring providers
- (Desirable) Experience managing on‑call rotations for critical systems
What the job involves
- You’ll lead the FinCrime Core team, responsible for Ebury’s AML (Anti‑Money Laundering) platform. This is a critical, regulated domain where your work directly impacts:
- Sanctions Screening: Real‑time screening of customers and transactions against global watchlists
- Transaction Monitoring: Detection of suspicious payment patterns
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring Ebury meets FCA, EU AML directives, and global regulatory requirements
- The platform processes millions of screening requests and payment events, requiring high reliability, low latency, and strong audit trails
- Technical Leadership
- Own the AML Screening and Transaction Monitoring domain, setting the 0–6 month technical roadmap
- Drive architecture decisions for event‑driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Ensure integrations with third‑party providers are reliable and performant
- Champion observability with comprehensive logging, metrics, and alerting for a regulated environment
- Balance “keep the lights on” work with modernisation initiatives
- Unblock the team through code reviews, architecture guidance, or hands‑on contribution when needed
- Provide technical leadership and step in for Senior Engineers when required
- Ensure all systems have appropriate support, SLAs, on‑call rotas, and documentation
- Delivery Management
- Responsible for team delivery, sprint planning, and project health
- Assess the criticality of unplanned work, minimising context‑switching and unnecessary pressure
- Balance team capacity with roadmap demands
- Instil urgency to find the right balance between velocity and quality
- Ensure all incidents are owned and resolved
- Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between engineering and product, partnering with your counterpart to ensure full alignment
- Communicate progress clearly and elevate issues effectively
- People Management
- Lead a team of engineers at varying levels, creating stability and psychological safety
- Manage performance and well‑being, initiating corrective actions when needed
- Provide coaching, performance reviews, and career development
- Foster a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Hire, grow, and retain high‑performing engineers
- Process and Performance
- Ensure company processes are executed effectively and on time
- Accountable for team KPIs: velocity, quality, on‑time delivery, morale, and staffing
- May manage a limited budget for tools or specific project costs
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Posted: May 20th, 2026