Paysafe · 18 hours ago
Director Software Engineering
Jacksonville, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
12+ years expPaysafe is seeking an accomplished and visionary Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale our global engineering organization across the Latin America business. This role provides strategic and operational leadership for multiple software engineering teams, ensuring alignment between long-term technology direction and near-term business priorities.
Financial ServicesFinTechMobile PaymentsRisk Management
Responsibilities
Lead and Inspire: Provide leadership to multiple engineering managers and teams across varying geographies, creating an inclusive, high-performance environment built on trust, ownership, and continuous learning
Set Strategic Direction: Translate business objectives and technology vision into actionable engineering strategies that deliver measurable business outcomes
Operational Excellence: Oversee software delivery, architecture, and operational reliability for critical payments platforms—ensuring scalability, availability, and security
Engineering Maturity: Champion best practices in software development, DevOps, automation, and agile delivery, elevating consistency and predictability across regions
Cross-Regional Leadership: Align LATAM engineering operations with global product and technology priorities. Strengthen collaboration, communication, and culture across time zones and geographies
Partner and Influence: Build strong relationships with peers in Product, Architecture, Security, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and Business Operations to drive joint accountability for innovation and delivery
Talent Development: Recruit, build, mentor, and retain top engineering and talent; develop leaders who multiply capability across teams
Data-Driven Delivery: Use metrics and KPIs to assess engineering performance, efficiency, and quality, driving continuous improvement across teams
Strategic Communication: Represent engineering priorities, achievements, and challenges to executive stakeholders with clarity and impact
Technology Evolution: Guide technology modernization and adoption initiatives that position Paysafe for future growth in the global payments landscape
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in software engineering, including 7+ years of leadership managing multiple teams or managers
Demonstrated success leading distributed, multicultural engineering organizations across regions (preferably including Latin America)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud-native applications (AWS, Azure) in payments, fintech, or financial services
Deep understanding of modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, and DevOps practices
Strong ability to translate business priorities into technology strategy and execution plans
Strong skills in Agile SAFe and other methodologies
Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior stakeholders and executive leadership
Passion for developing people and scaling high-performance teams
Preferred
Spanish language proficiency is highly desirable but not required
Company
Paysafe
Paysafe is a global payments provider offering a range of payments solutions for businesses and consumers.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2B2021-03-31Post Ipo Equity· $2B
2017-08-04Post Ipo Equity
2015-12-23IPO
Leadership Team
Bruce Lowthers
Chief Executive Officer
Christopher W. Russell
Former CEO, now Non Executive Director and Senior Advisor to Managment of Skrill USA, Inc.
Recent News
2026-01-17
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