Vice President of Engineering

Shape the future of AI-powered financial infrastructure 🤖  This role is responsible for leading and scaling the building of Pax8’s financial technology platform, which is the mission-critical infrastructure that powers every financial transaction on the Pax8 marketplace across multiple lines of business for SaaS, AI, and agentic / digital labor. This platform must deliver predictable, automated, and reconciled daily financial processing and monthly billing cycles for $xxB GTV, upholding global public enterprise standards for audit, compliance, and financial data integrity from GAAP/IFRS and SOX to PCI DSS and e-invoicing — while never constraining Pax8's startup velocity.   They will lead engineering for extensible platform capabilities, such as usage, billing, reconciliation, and settlement; SaaS, AI, and digital labor fulfillment; configuration, pricing, and subscription management; and AI token monetization, supply-demand optimization, rate management, balance accounting, and financial settlement. These systems are denominated in both global currencies and AI tokens, serving both the SaaS and AI / agentic economies.   They will partner with leaders across Pax8 functions, especially with Finance and Operations teams, to ensure smooth execution for all financial processes. They care for the technical, cultural, and human aspects of building, growing, and strengthening this mission-critical financial infrastructure.    What you’ll lead and deliver 🧠  Own the technical vision and delivery roadmap for the financial platform, including APIs and AI enablement (MCP, skills, context, and memory) that serve external stakeholders and power internal teams across multiple lines of business. Incorporate agentic commerce standards, such as A2A. Lead cross-functional partnership with Product, Finance, Operations, and commercial teams to ensure the financial systems align with Pax8’s marketplace growth and partner ecosystem priorities. Communicate technical strategy cascaded from executive leadership across the Engineering organization. Partner deeply with Product leadership to ensure technical foundations align with commercial priorities and partner needs. (10%)   Translate strategy into phased execution guided by observable metrics. Lead quarterly OKR planning for the Fintech engineering organization, setting outcome-driven team goals with clear leading indicators (DORA metrics, SLO attainment, defect escape rate) and lagging business indicators (billing accuracy, settlement reliability, revenue impact). Establish and maintain governance standards and evaluation frameworks for financial data integrity, compliance posture, and system resilience. Serve as single-threaded leader and internal champion for Fintech engineering, continuing cultural and process evolution. (10%)   Ensure the financial platform meets global public company compliance obligations, across applicable regulatory and policy domains: financial accounting and reporting (e.g. GAAP/IFRS, SOX, ASC606, Germany HGB, France Comptable Général), security & trust (e.g. PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO 27001, UK Cyber Essentials); multi-jurisdictional tax (e.g. VAT, GST, US sales tax, and equivalent digital services taxes); privacy (e.g. GDPR, CCPA, CPPA, Australian APP); and structured e-invoicing (e.g. EN 16931, PEPPOL BIS Billing 3.0, Italy SdI, Germany XRechnung, France Factur-X, and Poland KSeF). Partner with Legal, Finance, and Security to maintain audit trail integrity, immutability guarantees, and segregation-of-duties controls. Champion Pax8 AI Policy v1.0 requirements. (10%)   Own the architectural evolution of event sourced, CQRS-based transaction processing systems. Define and evolve standards for distributed systems patterns. Guide the integration architecture with external systems such as payment processors, tax engines, FX, and token exchange. Balance rapid capability delivery with long-term engineering excellence and operational reliability. (10%)   Lead ecosystem and external developer enablement for the Fintech platform, including: user-facing API surfaces for billing, subscription management, and AI token commerce; developer documentation and SDK quality; and collaboration with ecosystem partners as Pax8 opens additional financial platform capabilities to our external developer ecosystem. (5%)   Lead in the build and integration of existing and new financial infrastructure and tooling, such as: payment processing, global tax, FX pricing, AI token exchange, and supporting financial data tooling. Balance platform cohesion, compliance fit, and engineering velocity. (10%)   Manage and direct the Engineering teams through Directors, Managers, and other direct reports (e.g., hiring, coaching, developing, evaluating). Defend and grow diversity within the team, seek out new and quiet voices, while growing our culture to a global standard. Own the annual engineering budget, including headcount planning, capex/opex allocation, and resource deployment across teams; maintain cost-to-serve visibility across billing infrastructure, compliance tooling, and platform operations; and bring trade-off recommendations to executive leadership as priorities shift. (10%)   Care for professional development opportunities within the organization, both internally and externally. Build an internal pipeline to grow best-in-class engineers with depth in financial systems, event-sourced architecture, and commerce platform design. Scale our engineering organization and provide coaching and mentoring for current leaders, inspiring them with a compelling vision and strategy and by recruiting additional top technical and leadership talent with financial systems depth. (5%)   Set technical direction for Engineering and related teams, caring for modern best practices such as security, stability, visibility, and quality. Work closely with Product & Engineering leadership to set standards around patterns, frameworks, technologies, and processes to promote a simple and consistent approach across the billing engine, subscription platform, AI token exchange, and adjacent systems. (5%)   Collaborate cross-functionally with other teams and department heads, find areas of improvement, and build plans for execution. Plan and deliver team meetings, performance reviews, and career progression paths; work with managers and directors as a coach and mentor; ensure team members are having a positive experience at all levels of the organization; create accountability, provide clear prioritization, and care for adequate resourcing. (10%)   Participate in due diligence activities related to acquisitions, especially around technical quality, financial platform integration fit, team competencies, and billing/fintech system compatibility. (5%)   Drive transparency and decision making through the product and engineering leadership team with blameless postmortems and iterative improvement programs that focus on financial platform scale, accuracy, and quality. (5%)   Defend and grow Pax8 Engineering culture; embrace, model, and champion all of Pax8’s values and behaviors. Serve as the technology thought leader within the business to maintain technical standards, financial platform security, industry trends, and emerging technologies in fintech, billing infrastructure, and AI commerce. (5%)      What makes you a great fit ⭐  At least fifteen (15) years of software engineering or related experience, including five (5) or more years in a VP or equivalent senior engineering leadership role, with substantial depth in financial systems, billing platforms, or commerce infrastructure   Experience working in AI-native product and engineering organizations across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) and product lifecycle (PLC), including AI-assisted engineering, spec-driven development (SDD), and end-to-end agentic team delivery. Proficient at defining engineering best practices, context, memory patterns, quality gates, and human-in-the-loop (HITL) verification checkpoints appropriate for AI-assisted and agentic workflows operating on mission-critical financial systems   Proven history of delivering large-scale, mission-critical financial platform capabilities that drive measurable business outcomes, including billing accuracy, reconciliation, settlement reliability, and customer revenue   Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives supported by financial and engineering metrics, including SOX-compliant audit trails, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and PCI DSS scope management. Prior experience satisfying global public company compliance obligations is strongly preferred   Deep expertise in EDA / event-sourced / CQRS architectures, including: designing immutable event stores, projection systems, idempotency guarantees, and time-travel query capabilities at platform scale   Strong command of financial systems design including double-entry accounting models, ledger architecture, billing engine, and third-party integrations   Experience with subscription lifecycle management including plan versioning, usage-based and dimensional pricing, metered billing, mid-cycle amendments, and promotional mechanics such as coupons and credit grants   Experience with AI token commerce, including token issuance and exchange rate management, consumption tracking against token balances, and the financial settlement of AI inference costs at marketplace scale   Expertise in API architecture for financial platforms spanning event-driven messaging, REST, GraphQL, and developer ecosystem enablement across billing, commerce configuration, and AI monetization domains   Deep understanding and commitment to software engineering practices/processes (e.g., Lean, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD, XP) and continuous improvement through measurement   Ability to create new and better ways for the organization to be successful   Ability to build strong partner and stakeholder relationships, translating external needs and commercial priorities into platform decisions   Ability to consistently achieve results, even under tough circumstances   Ability to paint a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to action   Ability to gain the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity   Excellent communication skills for both horizontal and vertical organizational lines   Strong executive presence and highly influential with stakeholders.   Proven track record of creating a positive culture focused on execution and delivering financial platform software that exceeds partner expectations     How we build trust from the start  At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust based relationships — starting with how we hire.  To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you're applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we're excited to meet you.  We also use thoughtfully applied AI-enabled tools to support our hiring process. These tools may assist with tasks such as reviewing or prioritising applications, but hiring decisions are made by our people. More information is available in our Recruitment Privacy Notice. If you have questions about how we hire or would prefer not to have your application supported by these tools, you can opt out at any part of our process.  Bring your experience — not perfection  We encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the criteria. We're committed to diverse perspectives, inclusive hiring and sharing your transferrable skills. To fulfil this role, you must hold valid right to work in USA.    Rewards that support your life and growth  At Pax8 we believe that your Total Rewards should include a benefits package that shows how much we value our greatest assets. All FTE Pax8 people enjoy the following benefits:  Non-Commissioned Bonus Plans or Variable Commission  401(k) plan with employer match  Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance  Employee Assistance Program  Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance  Flexible, Open Vacation  Paid Sick Time Off  Extended Leave for Life events  RTD Eco Pass (For local Colorado Employees)  Career Development Programs  Stock Option Eligibility  Employee-led Resource Groups    Grow fast, with real backing  There's extensive room for a talented individual to grow at pace — whether that's advancing quickly in this role or exploring one of the many opportunities across our global organisation. You'll have access to our internal development hub designed to accelerate your skills and stretch your potential. Alongside specialist Learning & Development trainers, you'll also tap into AI powered tools, "born in the cloud" mentors, and cross continent collaboration that broaden your perspective and sharpen your expertise. We'll give you the space, trust, and the right projects to help you thrive — and full visibility of what it takes to reach your next level.    Why Pax8  Our mission is to build the managed intelligence marketplace and empower small businesses to do more with smarter technology. We are a fast-growing, dynamic, and high-energy organisation with a start-up feel, allowing you to make a meaningful impact on the business. Culture is also important to us, and at Pax8, it's business, and it IS personal. We are passionate, creative, and unconventional. We work hard, keep it fun, and expect the best! We Elev8 each other. We Advoc8 for our partners. We Innov8 continuously. We Celebr8 life.    Pre-employment checks  As part of our hiring process, we are required to undertake pre-employment checks on all candidates that are successful in their application with Pax8. As part of these checks Pax8 will request ID verification, reference requests and qualification checks (additional checks may be completed for certain countries, such as criminal and financial). All checks are completed by our third-party provider, First Advantage. Once checks have been completed all candidates will receive a copy for their records.    Equal opportunities  Pax8 are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country you have applied for. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with local best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Privacy notice: https://www.pax8.com/en-us/terms/job-applicant-privacy-notice/    Compensation:  Qualified candidates can expect a compensation range of $240,000 to $270K,000 or more depending on experience.     Expected Closing Date: 6/30/2026  #LI-Remote  #LI-DS1    At Pax8, we care deeply about building genuine, trust‑based relationships — starting with how we hire. To protect our business, our teams, and our customers, we use a range of measures throughout the recruitment process to help confirm authenticity and prevent fraud. These safeguards are designed to be fair, respectful, and proportionate, and may evolve as risks change. By applying, you acknowledge that we take steps to verify identity and representation during hiring. If you’re applying as your authentic self, you have nothing to worry about — we’re excited to meet you.  Perks: Why Join Pax8? Because here, success isn't just about numbers—it’s about impact. It’s about being part of a team that thinks bigger, empowers each other, and never loses sight of why we do what we do: to make the cloud easier, more accessible, and more meaningful. At Pax8 we believe that your Total Rewards should include a benefits package that shows how much we value our greatest assets. All FTE Pax8 people enjoy the following benefits: Non-Commissioned Bonus Plans or Variable Commission 401(k) plan with employer match Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance Employee Assistance Program Employer Paid Short & Long Term Disability, Life and AD&D Insurance Flexible, Open Vacation Paid Sick Time Off Extended Leave for Life events RTD Eco Pass (For local Colorado Employees) Career Development Programs Stock Option Eligibility Employee-led Resource Groups Please take a moment to review our Proprietary Rights and Non-Competition Agreement — this document outlines important information about your rights and responsibilities if you join our team. Pax8 is an EEOC Employer. Equal Opportunities Pax8 is an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the country the role is based in. Offered individuals will be asked to undertake identity, security compliance and reference checks. Your privacy is important to us. Your data will be held in accordance with Data Privacy best practices and processed only in accordance with our recruiting processes. Job Applicant Privacy Notice