Tech Lead, Transaction Monitoring

Solidus Labs

. Lead, mentor, and grow the existing global Transaction Monitoring engineering team .

Posted 10/4/2026full-timeRemote • United KingdomSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering with a strong focus on Transaction Monitoring systems, including the ability to lead teams, design architectures, and implement high-performance data solutions. Proficient in translating regulatory requirements into engineering plans while ensuring code quality and system reliability.

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Backend Engineering ExperienceTeam LeadershipFinancial Crime Compliance KnowledgeHigh-Throughput Data SystemsStreaming Technologies (Kafka)

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Hard Skills

Data StructuresAlgorithmsConcurrent Code DevelopmentArchitecture DesignImplementation OwnershipDistributed Batch ProcessingAI CodingDebugging Production SystemsPull Request Review

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationMentoring

Tools & Technologies

KafkaClickHouseSnowflake

Industry Keywords

FintechPaymentsBankingCryptoTransaction MonitoringTransaction Surveillance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Kafka

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow the existing global Transaction Monitoring engineering team
Own sprint delivery, code quality, and on-call health
Own implementation of the offchain Transaction Monitoring detection suite
Drive build-out of on-chain Transaction Monitoring, including wallet-level and protocol-level monitoring
Build the supporting data pipelines
Produce and defend high-level and low-level designs covering system architecture, data models, detection logic, and threshold/tuning frameworks
Partner with Global Product on the on-chain roadmap
Translate regulatory and customer requirements into deliverable engineering plans
Shape reusable architecture and shared engineering resources across Transaction Monitoring and Transaction Surveillance
Work with compliance, customer success, and solutions teams on alert quality, false-positive reduction, and client tuning requests

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years backend engineering experience
2+ years leading or tech-leading a team
Strong domain knowledge of the financial ecosystem, including fintech, payments, banking, or crypto
Understanding of financial crime or compliance concepts
Strong data structures and algorithms fundamentals
Track record of high-performance concurrent code
Experience reviewing pull requests and debugging production systems
Proven design ownership at architecture and detailed implementation levels
Experience with high-throughput, low-latency data systems
Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka
Experience with analytical stores such as ClickHouse or Snowflake
Experience with distributed batch processing
Clear written and verbal communication with non-engineering stakeholders
Experience with AI coding and using coding harnesses

Benefits

Comp & perks

You'll own a product line, not a component
Team already in place
Clear regulatory driver
Roadmap expanding into on-chain and market surveillance convergence