Director of Engineering, 9fin
Core Product
AI-native intelligence platform for modern credit teams
Job no longer available
AI-native intelligence platform for modern credit teams
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To help leveraged finance professionals win business, outperform their peers, and save time.
Role
Who you are
- Are a seasoned engineering leader who believes that all engineering leaders should be deeply technical. You will have a technical background in software development and a proven ability to lead multiple teams and managers in complex, high-growth environments
- Demonstrated success in defining, owning and executing technical strategy, scaling systems, and aligning engineering investments with long-term business goals
- Strong organisational design skills, with experience structuring and evolving high-performing, cross-functional engineering org
- Strategic thinker with a keen product and platform sense, capable of balancing user experience, technical architecture, and operational resilience
- Excellent communicator and executive collaborator, skilled at influencing across engineering, product, design, and executive leadership
- Committed to cultivating a culture of excellence, inclusion, and continuous improvement across technical and people domains
- Known for developing senior engineering talent, building succession plans, and empowering leaders to scale their impact
- Track record of driving operational maturity, reliability, and sustainable technical innovation across a growing organisation
What the job involves
- 9fin’s Engineering team has grown rapidly to more than 50 engineers across multiple cross-functional product squads, and we are continuing to expand
- We are seeking a Director of Engineering to set the technical vision and lead multiple high-impact teams responsible for our Core Product area, the foundation that delivers 9fin to our customers
- This role requires a deeply technical leader who thrives in high ownership environments
- You will lead by example, establishing a culture of engineering excellence where teams tackle complex challenges, innovate boldly, and grow their skills
- We are looking for an experienced leader with a proven track record of scaling both systems and teams
- You will define architecture, drive strategy across Core Product, and empower Engineering Leads to deliver at scale while staying close enough to the details to mentor and inspire your teams
- As Director, your role is to amplify the impact of your teams, making strategic decisions that shape the long-term direction of the Core Product area
- You will ensure reliability, enable rapid innovation, and create the conditions for lasting technical and cultural impact
- This is a unique opportunity to help define the future of 9fin and the experience we deliver to our customers
- Provide strategic & technical leadership over multiple engineering teams in the Core Product area, ensuring alignment with company objectives and technical direction
- Develop and scale high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams capable of delivering resilient, maintainable, and scalable systems
- Set the long-term technical vision, driving architectural decisions that enable future growth and system evolution
- Partner with senior product, design, and business leaders to align technical investments with customer value and company strategy
- Foster a culture of engineering excellence through mentorship, standard-setting, and championing robust engineering practices across teams
- Empower and develop Engineering Leads and senior ICs, helping them grow their leadership capabilities and extend their technical reach
- Own and be accountable for hiring the best engineering talent on the market, partnering with the VP Engineering, People and Talent Partners to build world class teams
- Lead large-scale initiatives and programs that span teams and domains, ensuring delivery, performance, and long-term sustainability
- Oversee technical operations and incident response practices across teams, ensuring high system reliability and actionable learning from incidents
- Identify and prioritise systemic improvements to engineering velocity, platform reliability, and developer experience
Salary benchmarks
Our take
9fin’s initial aim was to solve the problem of extracting data out of financial documents. It quickly turned to AI, where computer vision tools can be deployed to find key financial data point quickly and automatically.
Its AI tools learn to understand the complicated legal clauses in contracts, automating a lot of the manual work that's usually involved in this space. 9fin also has a team of journalists and analysts who product news and analysis that help make sense of complex situations. The result is an integrated platform that debt capital market professionals can use to make quicker and better investment decisions.
9fin is used by leading banks, hedge funds, and asset managers around the world. The company has seen significant investment, the most recent of which will support the scaling of its team and expansion of its product into new asset classes, as well as helping it to grow its presence in the US, Latin America, and Asia Pacific.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
84% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Apr 2026
$170m
SERIES C
Dec 2024
$50m
SERIES B
Total funding: $258.5m
Company benefits
- True flexibility: Work from home, or from on of our great offices around the world. We encourage time with your team, while giving you the flexibility when you need it.
- A culture of care: From enhanced parental leave to flexible hours and sabbaticals, we take family and health seriously.
Company values
- Ownership: We don’t just do the work, we own it – taking responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks. If something needs fixing, we step in early and make sure it gets sorted.
- Move fast, learn things: We get things done, test ideas quickly and learn as we go. Good beats perfect when you can keep improving and build on what you’ve learned.
- Candour: We say what we think openly, directly and respectfully. It’s how we challenge ideas, improve the work and make better decisions together.
- Play to win: Ambition is part of our DNA. We aim high, take smart risks and expect a lot from ourselves. We care about doing work we’re proud of and pushing things forward.
- Data-led: We use evidence to guide decisions and change course when the data says we should. Opinions matter, but they need to be backed up and tested against what’s really happening.
- Integrity: Doing the right thing isn't always easy, but we do it anyway. We act with honesty, treat each other with respect, and remember that no customer or job matters more than family and health.
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Steven Hunter
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Analyst at JP Morgan and an Investment Executive at Babson Capital Investment.
Huss El-Sheikh
(Co-Founder & CTO)Previously a Business Analyst at Deutsche Bank for 4 years.
Jen Speirs
(COO)Jen joined 9fin in 2022 as the Head of People, they then moved into the role of VP of Operations in 2023 and COO in 2024. Prior to 9fin, they spent nearly 5 years at Red Badger as the Head of People and People Director.
People progressing
Huw joined 9fin as an intern in 2018 (one of the first employees!) 7 years later, they are now the Global Head of Strategic Operations, leading the global expansion.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at 9fin
- At 9fin, we are dedicated to building and promoting a fair and inclusive workplace where everyone can reach their full potential and truly belong. We recognize that building diverse teams enables a more creative and productive environment.
- Our culture is built on 11 core values that include "Diversity" and "Family & health come first," which guide everything we do. We believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment with genuinely kind, diverse and friendly people.
- Over the past 12 months, we've hired significantly and made a conscious effort to improve diversity and candidate experience. We implemented unconscious bias training, enhanced parental leave, and diversified our sourcing channels—resulting in an increase in female representation on our engineering team from 17% to 27%. We've got a long way to go but are proud of this start, and will continue improving as we scale!
- If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be who we're looking for — either for this role, or perhaps another.
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