Team Lead, Engineering, Fintech

Deel is the all‑in‑one payroll and HR platform for global teams. Our vision is to unlock global opportunity for every person, team, and business. Built for the way the world works today, Deel combines HRIS, payroll, compliance, benefits, performance, and equipment management into one seamless platform. With AI‑powered tools and a fully owned payroll infrastructure, Deel supports every worker type in 150+ countries—helping businesses scale smarter, faster, and more compliantly. Among the largest globally distributed companies in the world, our team of 7,000 spans more than 100 countries, speaks 74 languages, and brings a connected and dynamic culture that drives continuous learning and innovation for our customers.

At the core of Deel’s FinTech platform, responsible for building and operating client and contractor wallets across our regulated entities globally. This is a mission‑critical domain where accuracy, compliance, and reliability are non‑negotiable.

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• Lead the fintech engineering team to design, build, and scale wallet infrastructure for global Deel users.
  
• Work with different teams to integrate wallets with regional banks through PSPs (via APIs), orchestrating pay‑ins and ensuring seamless treasury operations.
  
• Depending on the project, collaborate with the Core Accounting team to connect wallets with the General Ledger (GL), ensuring balances are accurate and financial records meet audit standards.
  
• Work closely with Compliance, Treasury, and PSP Integration teams to ensure adherence to local regulations (MTL, PI, safeguarding requirements).
  
• Provide technical leadership in a global, fast‑paced environment where uptime and precision are critical.
  
• Responsible for leading a high‑performing engineering team, including running daily stand‑ups, planning sessions, and backlog grooming.
  

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• Location: Based in EMEA, with high availability for global collaboration.
  
• Background: Proven experience as a Team Lead or Manager in payments, banking, accounting, or treasury.
  
• FinTech Expertise: Hands‑on wallets, flows of funds, compliance, and regulated money movement. Prior experience at companies like Wise, PayPal, or similar is a strong plus.
  
• Technical Skills:
  
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  • JavaScript/Node.js
    
  • PostgreSQL with Sequelize ORM
    
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems and API‑driven banking/PSP integrations
    
  
  
• Leadership: Ability to run projects at scale, mentor engineers, and drive cross‑functional alignment.
  
• Mindset: Ownership, detail‑oriented, and mindful of the responsibility of managing other people’s money.
  
• Important note: This role will remain technically hands‑on, with responsibilities divided between people management and hands‑on tasks.
  

This team is the foundation of Deel’s regulated money movement. The work ensures client funds are safe, compliant, and seamlessly accessible worldwide.

Our workforce deserves fair and competitive pay that meets them where they are. With scalable benefits, rewards, and perks, our total rewards programs reflect our commitment to inclusivity and access for all.

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• Stock grant opportunities dependent on your role, employment status and location
  
• Additional perks and benefits based on your employment status and country
  
• The flexibility of remote work, including optional WeWork access
  

Deel is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace that reflects different abilities, backgrounds, beliefs, experiences, identities and perspectives. We also provide accommodations on request throughout the recruitment, selection and assessment process for applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please inform our Talent Acquisition Team via this link and a team member will be in touch to ensure your equal participation. If you have difficulty accessing the form, please email at

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