Director of Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own the technology strategy and roadmap for Ongoing Monitoring, including Fraud, Financial Risk, AML, and AI workflows.
• Build autonomous, multi-agent workflows to automate alert investigations and risk determinations.
• Develop detection systems to identify adversarial agentic behavior, such as bot swarms and deepfake-powered KYC bypasses.
• Ensure all AI systems are auditable, explainable, and compliant with global AML directives and data privacy standards.
• Lead and grow multiple engineering squads, fostering an inclusive and high-performance culture.
• Partner with Product, Data, AI, Risk, and Ops leaders to improve predictive ML modeling and agentic AI capabilities.

Requirements

• 15+ years of engineering experience with at least 5+ years in leadership roles (Director or Senior Director level).
• Deep expertise in Machine Learning, including supervised/unsupervised models, neural networks, and LLMs.
• Hands-on experience with multi-agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangGraph, AutoGen).
• Strong fintech domain knowledge regarding fraud vectors (mule accounts, account takeovers) and AML typologies.
• Proven track record in Adversarial AI security, specifically detecting deepfakes and prompt injection attacks.
• Experience building and deploying production-grade, risk-scoring environments at scale.
• Solid technical foundations in cloud-native architectures, microservices, and event-driven systems (AWS or GCP).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and share options.
• Generous annual leave and paid parental leave.
• Health insurance with private family coverage and mental wellbeing support.
• Learning and development budget for books, courses, and coaching.
• Flexible "Work Outside the Office" (WOO) policy for up to 90 days annually.
• Home office setup contribution and laptop ownership.

About the Company

Tide helps SMEs save time and money by offering business accounts, banking services, and connected administrative solutions like invoicing and accounting. Supporting over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany, and France, Tide is transforming the small business banking market through advanced technology and data-driven decision-making.