VP of Engineering

Engineering Leader Opportunity At Sigma360

Sigma360 is redefining how financial institutions detect and prevent financial crime. We are venture backed, founder-led and build advanced risk intelligence and screening technology that helps compliance teams move faster, make better decisions, and stop bad actors at scale. Our platform sits at the intersection of big data, AI, and mission-critical financial infrastructure.

We are entering a key growth phase and are looking for an exceptional engineering leader to help scale our platform, team, and technical vision.

We're a super collaborative team that values ownership, clarity, and practical problem solving.

The Role

We are hiring a hands-on engineering leader who has helped scale technology companies from Series A/B through high-growth stages. This is a builder's role: you'll set technical direction, grow and lead a high-performing team, and stay close to the architecture and code powering our data and intelligence platform.

You'll partner closely with Product, Data, and Go-To-Market leadership to deliver a platform that is scalable, resilient, and built for the future of AI-driven financial crime detection.

What You'll Do

Technical Leadership

Own the architecture and evolution of Sigma360's core platform, with a strong focus on big data, distributed systems, and AI-ready infrastructure

Make high-quality, pragmatic technical decisions that balance speed, scalability, and long-term maintainability

Stay hands-on in system design, code reviews, and key technical initiatives

Team Building & Scaling

Recruit, develop, and lead a world-class engineering team across backend, data, and platform engineering

Build strong engineering culture, processes, and delivery discipline while preserving startup velocity

Mentor senior engineers and emerging leaders; create clear growth paths

Platform & Data Excellence

Lead the design of large-scale data ingestion, enrichment, and search systems

Ensure our platform can handle massive, complex, and evolving datasets used in financial crime and risk intelligence

Drive best practices in performance, reliability, observability, and security

Measure, report on, and optimize infrastructure spend

Execution & Cross-Functional Partnership

Work closely with Product and Data teams to translate complex risk and compliance needs into scalable technical solutions

Partner with leadership to align engineering roadmaps with company strategy and growth milestones

Help the company scale from startup execution to durable, repeatable delivery

What We're Looking For

Experience

10+ years in software engineering, with significant time in high-growth startup environments or the equivalent someplace else

Proven experience scaling engineering teams and systems from Series A/B through rapid growth and interfacing with executive leadership, the board and high-level clients

Experience building and operating data-intensive, distributed systems at scale

Technical Depth

Strong background in big data architectures (e.g., streaming, ETL/ELT pipelines, large-scale search, graph or entity resolution systems)

Experience with modern data and cloud stacks (e.g., AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, data warehouses/lakes, real-time processing)

Exposure to AI/ML applications, including leveraging of LLMs for intelligent data triage, matching and workflow automation, including familiarity with latest approaches

Comfortable going deep in system design and code when needed — this is not a purely managerial role

Leadership & Mindset

A player-coach who leads by example and earns trust through technical credibility

High ownership mentality with the ability to operate in ambiguity

Strong problem solving skills to help unblock the team

Passion for using the latest technologies in practical, production-grade ways

Strong communicator who can align engineers, product leaders, and executives

Nice to Haves

Experience in financial services, fintech, or financial crime/AML/compliance technology

Exposure to AI/ML-driven products and data science platform needs

Experience with highly regulated or mission-critical software environments

New York (and/or surrounding region) preferred

Why This Role Matters

Your work will directly power systems that help stop fraud, corruption, trafficking, and financial crime globally. You'll shape not just our engineering org, but the technical foundation of a company set on becoming the category leader in risk and compliance intelligence.

If you're excited to build serious technology, with real-world impact, at startup speed — we'd love to talk.

Sigma360 is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair hiring practices and to creating a welcoming environment for all team members. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, familial status, or veteran status.