Head of Software Engineering

Head of Software Engineering – NESTJS

TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, NESTJS, GCP, Cloud Computing, Payments, Fintech. Claude-Code.

London – Hybrid – 3 days a week onsite. Permanent Role.

Harrington Starr has partnered up with a Global Financial Payments company who is looking to hire a Head of Development and join a an Engineering Team in London where you will work and look after a team of 20 Engineers.

They are a Payments that provide systems for the Banking, Crypto and Digital Payments API’s.

• What you’ll be doing Lead engineering teams building core Payments Platform
• Own architecture and delivery of systems covering data, workflows, and controls
• Drive platform scalability, resilience, and regulatory readiness
• Develop engineering leaders and embed strong delivery discipline
• What we’re looking for Senior leadership experience and hands on Development in Claude-Code AI Engineers.
• Experience and hands on Development with JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS
• Expert experience with NESTJS Framework.
• Strong domain knowledge across Payments or Fintech
• Able to bridge technical execution with business and client requirements
• Why this role High-impact leadership role in a specialist financial domain
• Long-term platform build rather than short-term delivery
• Strong engineering culture with real investment in quality
• Competitive senior-level package and influence at board level
• Premium level benefits with Basic Salary

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