Head of Software Engineering - NESTJS

  • Harrington Starr
  • 22/05/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

Head of Software Engineering - NESTJS

TypeScript, JavaScript, Node, NESTJS, GCP, Cloud Computing, Payments, Fintech. Claude-Code.

London - Hybrid - 3 days a week onsite. Permanent Role.

Harrington Starr has partnered up with a Global Financial Payments company who is looking to hire a Head of Development and join an Engineering Team in London where you will work and look after a team of 20 Engineers.

They are a Payments that provide systems for the Banking, Crypto and Digital Payments API's.

What you'll be doing
  • Lead engineering teams building core Payments Platform
  • Own architecture and delivery of systems covering data, workflows, and controls
  • Drive platform scalability, resilience, and regulatory readiness
  • Develop engineering leaders and embed strong delivery discipline
What we're looking for
  • Senior leadership experience and hands on Development in Claude Code AI Engineers.
  • Experience and hands on Development with JavaScript, TypeScript, NodeJS
  • Expert experience with NESTJS Framework.
  • Strong domain knowledge across Payments or Fintech
  • Able to bridge technical execution with business and client requirements
Why this role
  • High impact leadership role in a specialist financial domain
  • Long term platform build rather than short term delivery
  • Strong engineering culture with real investment in quality
  • Competitive senior level package and influence at board level
  • Premium level benefits with Basic Salary

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