Head of Engineering

Team: Engineering

Location: Paddington London

Employment status: Full-time Permanent

Reporting to: CTO

Working week: Monday-Friday

About Hyperlayer

Hyperlayer is a B2B product company building a platform to revolutionise the world of payments. Hyperlayer transforms digital wallets into smart wallets that change the way people and businesses spend money. Wallets powered by Hyperlayer let consumers withdraw money from multiple accounts with a single tap for a specific purpose. Our platform enables capabilities such as connecting specific accounts with targeted brand spending, giving merchants and customers access to cutting‑edge rewards. Since spending is social, Hyperlayer supports group saving, sharing and spending, all in one platform. Hyperlayer is working with large retailers and financial institutions. Our product introduces innovation to these industries to create solutions that help consumers, families and groups improve their financial wellbeing by making their money go further.

About the role

We’re looking for a hands‑on technical Head of Engineering to lead and grow our engineering organization at Hyperlayer. As we navigate a landscape of exciting changes and growth, this position offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of financial technology, shaping the future of our industry through cutting‑edge software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and scale a high‑performing engineering team with a strong focus on server‑side systems.
• Stay hands‑on with design, architecture and engineering, setting a high technical bar and leading by example.
• Build and optimise high‑throughput, low‑latency applications that power critical financial services.
• Ensure systems are designed for availability, resilience, scalability and security in line with enterprise engineering standards.
• Drive technical decision‑making, architecture and roadmap in close collaboration with Product Design and other departments, ensuring alignment across the business.
• Communicate complex technical topics clearly and persuasively to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, bridging business and engineering.
• Partner with leadership and other departments to deliver solutions that balance technical excellence, customer needs and regulatory requirements.
• Navigate the challenges of building in a regulated industry, ensuring compliance without compromising innovation.

You should apply if you have

• Proven experience leading engineering teams, ideally in fintech, payments or similarly demanding domains.
• Deep technical expertise in Go (Golang) and distributed systems.
• A track record of delivering mission‑critical, high‑performance platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise‑grade systems: HA, fault tolerance, observability and operational excellence.
• Experience working with (or adjacent to) regulated industries such as finance, banking or insurance.
• An inspiring leader who is as comfortable coding as they are setting strategy and coaching teams.
• Excellent communication skills, able to articulate complex technical concepts to engineers, executives and external partners alike.

How to apply

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We will not be offering UK work visa sponsorship for these roles. Candidates will need an existing non‑sponsored right to work in the UK.

Working at Hyperlayer

At Hyperlayer we are proud of our in‑office culture. It makes a real difference to the working atmosphere and maximises collaboration in and across teams. This is critical to how we work and learn. Also, we think it makes for a great workplace!

Benefits

• A performance‑based employee bonus scheme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, a day off on your birthday and an additional day per year of tenure to a maximum of 30.
• Critical illness and life insurance cover.
• AXA PPP Health Insurance including gym offers.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Referral bonus scheme.
• Workplace nursery scheme.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Hyperlayer’s mission is to make a positive impact on peoples’ lives, making it easier for everyone to manage their money. Hyperlayer’s commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is a key part of this; it helps us better serve our customers, employees and business partners from every background. We are constantly learning and striving to do better and we expect all staff to actively take part in this process.

Data Privacy

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