Senior Director of Engineering | AI Native FinTech (Claude)
My client is a high growth fintech business taking on some of the biggest players in their industry through an AI first approach to software engineering.
The company is making a major commitment to AI driven development, with a long term vision that up to 95% of production code will be generated through Claude powered workflows. This is not a side initiative. It is a fundamental shift in how the engineering organisation operates.
They are now looking to hire a Senior Director of Engineering to lead this transformation at scale.
The role will oversee multiple Software Directors alongside an engineering organisation of approximately 100 engineers, with responsibility for scaling both delivery and the company’s AI native engineering model.
Key Responsibilities
* Leading multiple Software Directors and a 100+ engineer organisation
* Driving adoption of AI assisted software development across engineering
* Embedding Claude based coding workflows at scale
* Building governance and operational standards for AI generated code
* Partnering with executive leadership on engineering strategy and growth
* Scaling a high performance engineering culture capable of competing with major industry incumbents
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will bring:
* Experience leading large scale engineering organisations
* Strong technical and organisational leadership credentials
* Experience scaling high performing software teams
* A genuine interest in AI assisted engineering and the future of software delivery
* The ability to operate strategically in a fast moving environment
This is a rare opportunity to help define what an AI native engineering organisation looks like inside a business aiming to disrupt a major fintech market.