Job DescriptionOur client is looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to guide their Hong Kong engineering team and shape the architecture behind their multi-currency payment and digital asset conversion platform. This role sits at the intersection of software engineering, compliance, and digital payments, and involves close collaboration with product, risk, and R&D teams across multiple regions.What you will doLead and grow the HK engineering team, covering modules across payments, KYC, mobile transactions, and compliance.Define the technical architecture for a currency conversion flow that spans fiat, stablecoins, and cross-border settlements.Partner with overseas R&D teams to align on payment integrations, wallet connectivity, and settlement pipeline design.Ensure systems meet security, audit, and KYC/AML requirements while maintaining high performance and reliability.Drive the design and development of microservices (Node.js / Go / Python) and ensure API gateways and backend services run smoothly.Work with compliance and finance stakeholders to build tools for transaction monitoring, liquidity management, and risk oversight.Coach engineers, lead code and architecture reviews, and champion agile and DevOps best practices.Explore and prototype new features in mobile and digital payments as part of the wider product ecosystem.What you will needDegree (Bachelor’s/Master’s) in Computer Science, Information Systems, FinTech, or related disciplines.7–10 years of engineering experience, including 3+ years leading teams in fintech, payments, or cross-border transaction platforms.Strong delivery track record in FX flows, payment gateway integrations, remittance systems, or blockchain-to-fiat settlement.Comfortable with stablecoin/wallet work (ethers.js/Web3), address whitelisting, and key management.Solid understanding of how cross-border payment infrastructure works end-to-end.Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as FATF, HKMA, and VARA.Strong engineering fundamentals: Python / Go / Node.js; exposure to React/Vue; strong with distributed systems, API design, concurrency, SQL/NoSQL, Kafka/RabbitMQ.Experience working with Web3 wallets, blockchain risk analysis, and tools like Chainalysis.Able to work effectively across cultural and geographical boundaries.Fluent in English and Mandarin (Cantonese a plus).
