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Opportunity · BG-US-VPE-02

VP Engineering & Founder

Global Entertainment FinTech Platform · New York, USA · US$300,000–450,000 base + bonus + equity

8
Candidates scored
1
Qualified
100
Top match
2
Calls booked
Matched candidates— scored by the matching engine
100
/100
EN
Elena NovakQualified
VP Engineering · US
Call booked
62
/100
SC
Sarah Chen
Chief Technology Officer · US
Call booked
62
/100
JW
James Wu
Chief Executive · US
New
39
/100
PR
Priya Raman
CTO & Co-founder · US
Qualified
39
/100
DO
David Okoro
Managing Director · US
Qualified
34
/100
MB
Marcus Bell
Chief Operating Officer · EMEA
Agreed terms
34
/100
TF
Tom Fraser
Chief Operating Officer · EMEA
New
27
/100
AK
Aisha Khan
Chief Technology Officer · EMEA
New
The role
  • Co-found and lead the engineering function — vision, strategy and execution.
  • Architect and build a world-class fintech platform for scale, resilience and global reach.
  • Build and lead an exceptional engineering team and culture.
  • Partner with the Founder, product and commercial leadership.
  • Contribute to strategic events including international expansion and capital raises.
Ideal candidate
  • Proven engineering leader building or scaling global technology platforms.
  • Strong background in fintech, payments or digital consumer platforms.
  • Founder mindset with a track record of taking products from concept to large scale.
  • Exceptional technical judgment with hands-on credibility.
  • Experience in early-stage or growth businesses, ideally PE, VC or HNW backed.
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