Félix · 1 month ago
Engineering Manager (Fraud) (Copy)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
3+ years expFélix is building a financial ecosystem for Latin immigrants in the U.S. and is seeking a highly technical Engineering Manager to lead the team responsible for the core Risk and Fraud Detection Platform. The role involves hands-on management, technical execution, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure a secure and scalable platform.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BlockchainFinTechMobile PaymentsNatural Language ProcessingPayments
Responsibilities
Act as a hands-on manager coding and architecting high-priority features for the fraud detection platform (e.g., real-time monitoring, rule engines, ML model deployment pipelines)
Take extreme ownership of the technical roadmap for the Risk Platform. Translate business goals (e.g., reducing fraud loss by X%, lowering false positive rates) into clear engineering objectives, and hold the team accountable for measurable business impact
Oversee the design, implementation, and scaling of low-latency, high-throughput systems crucial for real-time risk assessment, ensuring high availability and resilience
Manage team performance, provide mentorship, and lead technical career development. Foster a culture of rigorous code quality, transparent communication, and continuous learning, specifically in the domains of payments, security, and fraud engineering best practices
Collaborate with Risk Data Scientists, Technical Product Managers, and Operations teams to define and execute the technical strategy that balances effective mitigation with a seamless user experience
Champion an agile development process with a bias toward action. Develop and implement strategies to optimize development cycles and incident response procedures specific to high-stakes fraud system failures
Qualification
Required
3+ years of hands-on experience building, deploying, and maintaining high-throughput Risk, Fraud, or Trust & Safety platforms in a fast-paced environment
Proven experience as a senior software engineer with a strong track record of delivering successful, high-stakes platform projects
Minimum of 1 year of experience managing an engineering team, demonstrating the ability to inspire a team to operate with urgency and focus, and high quality
A track record of operating with extreme ownership in ambiguous environments, making high-impact decisions with incomplete data, and taking accountability for the business outcomes of your engineering solutions
Exceptional ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs and risks clearly and transparently to engineering peers, product managers, and executive stakeholders
A familiarity with our stack (Python, Flask, REST APIs, Cloud Services) is helpful, but the willingness to rapidly acquire deep domain and stack knowledge is paramount
Preferred
Experience in the Fintech or Payments industry is highly preferred
Benefits
Competitive salary
Initial stock options grant
Annual performance bonus
Health, dental, and vision plans
401(k)
Remote work environment, although we have offices in Miami and México City and would love to work in hybrid model if you are up to it.
Continuous learning opportunities
Unlimited PTO
Paid parental leave
Empowering opportunities for growth in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment
Company
Félix
Félix is a chat-based platform that enables Latinos in the US to send money abroad.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$99.53MKey Investors
QED InvestorsCastle Island VenturesSwitch Ventures
2025-04-03Series B· $75M
2024-05-28Series A· $5.4M
2024-01-22Series A· $11.17M
Leadership Team
Manuel J Godoy
Co-Founder & CEO
Bernardo Garcia
Co-Founder
Recent News
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