Technical Director New London, UK

GoCardless is a global bank payment company. Over 100,000 businesses, from start-ups to household names, use GoCardless to collect and send payments through direct debit, real-time payments and open banking.

GoCardless processes US$130bn+ of payments annually, across 30+ countries; helping customers collect and send both recurring and one off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We use AI powered solutions to improve payment success and reduce fraud. And, with open banking connectivity to over 2,500 banks, we help our customers make faster, more informed decisions.

We are headquartered in the UK with offices in London and Leeds, and additional locations in Australia, France, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal and the United States.

At GoCardless, we're all about supporting you! We're committed to making our hiring process inclusive and accessible. If you need extra support or adjustments, reach out to your Talent Partner - we're here to help!

And remember: we don't expect you to meet every single requirement. If you're excited by this role, we encourage you to apply!

You will be making sure that GC has a technology stack that supports our business goals for the next 3 5 years as the overall owner for the Technical Architecture at GoCardless.

As the ultimate point of escalation for Principal Engineers across GC, you will help to identify challenges and technical interdependencies and suggest solutions to address them.

You are expected to evangelise the successful adoption and use of tooling and technologies while taking a central role in decision making for technical, business and organisational issues.

As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will be running Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to drive the creation of standards across Engineering, as well as teaching/mentoring/growing/advising other domain experts, individual contributors and teams.

You will also represent GoCardless externally when speaking at public events (conferences, user groups, meetups, webinars, etc.), writing for our technical blog and contributing to open source software.

• Working through complexity, defining strategy and navigating change through methodical planning.
• Working with stakeholders across the business to solve technical issues.
• Leading conversations to encourage collaboration across teams.
• Building technology and organisational bridges to key partners.
• Exemplifying GoCardless' values through code, reviews, communications and processes (following and setting).
• You are an expert and thought leader who helps accelerate the adoption of the very best engineering practices, while maintaining knowledge on industry innovations, trends and practices.

• Experience of leading the way in keeping both the technology and the technologists in the division up-to-date with modern architecture practices and helping to grow the talent within your division.
• Deep and broad knowledge of current and emerging technologies that affect the business.
• Expert in designing, implementing and troubleshooting major portions of a production stack.
• An inclination toward communication, inclusion, visibility and transparency.
• Somebody who has a measurable impact on the work of teams across the company.

• Wellbeing: Dedicated support and medical cover to keep you healthy.
• Work Away Scheme: Work from anywhere for up to 90 days in any 12 month period.
• Hybrid Working: Our hybrid model offers flexibility, with in office days determined by your team.
• Equity: All permanently employed employees get equity to share in our success.
• Parental leave: Tailored leave to support your life's great adventure.
• Time Off: Generous holidays, 3 volunteer days and 4 wellness days annually.

We're an organisation defined by our values; we start with why before we begin any project, to ensure it's aligned with our mission. We make it happen, working with urgency and taking personal accountability for getting things done. We act with integrity and care deeply. We believe in humility and growth. Our values form part of the GoCardless DNA and are used to nurture our culture and deliver impactful work.

We're building the payment network of the future, and to achieve our goal, we need a diverse team with a range of perspectives and experiences.

• 45% identify as women
• 23% identify as Black, Asian, Mixed or Other
• 10% identify as LGBTQIA+
• 9% identify as neurodiverse
• 2% identify as disabled

We're committed to reducing our environmental impact and leaving a sustainable world for future generations. As co founders of the Tech Zero coalition, we're working towards a climate positive future. Check out our sustainability action plan here.

We want to manage expectations from the start, and if your application is successful you can discuss any questions around the pay range and salary with your Talent Partner.