Technology Expert

dtcpay is looking for a Technology Expert to strengthen the foundation of our payment platforms.

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture & Structure

• Review the current system architecture and identify structural gaps, redundancies, and dependencies
• Design and recommend a clearer, more modular system structure to improve maintainability and scalability
• Define architecture standards, design principles, and documentation practices across engineering teams

Optimisation & Performance

• Analyse system performance, stability, and cost efficiency, and lead optimisation initiatives
• Identify bottlenecks across services, databases, and integrations, and propose practical solutions
• Improve system reliability, monitoring, and incident prevention

Continuous Improvement

• Drive technical improvement roadmaps, including refactoring, technical debt reduction, and process automation
• Evaluate new tools, frameworks, and technologies, including AI-driven solutions, to improve engineering efficiency
• Streamline development and release workflows in collaboration with DevOps

Governance & Collaboration

• Ensure system changes align with MAS Technology Risk Management (TRM) guidelines, PCI DSS, and internal security standards
• Partner with Engineering, Product, and IT Governance to prioritise and execute improvements
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in system design and code quality

People Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of engineers, setting clear goals and expectations aligned with technical and business priorities
• Conduct regular one-on-ones, performance reviews, and career development discussions
• Identify skill gaps and drive training, knowledge sharing, and technical upskilling within the team
• Participate in hiring, including defining role requirements, interviewing, and onboarding new team members
• Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performance engineering culture

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, system architecture, or platform engineering
• Proven track record of optimising and restructuring complex, high-volume systems
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS), and databases
• Experience defining architecture standards and leading technical improvement initiatives
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills
• At least 5 years of managing a team

Preferred

• Experience in payments, fintech, or other regulated environments
• Familiarity with MAS TRM guidelines and PCI DSS
• Exposure to blockchain, stablecoin, or digital asset systems