Director of Engineering

Tide

. Own the engineering strategy and organisation for KYX, from onboarding identity, access and due diligence through continuous monitoring to risk scoring .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeRemote • BulgariaLead💰 €100,000 - €140,650 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in leading engineering organizations within regulated environments, focusing on identity, onboarding, and fraud prevention. Proficient in deploying machine learning models at scale and ensuring their performance in production while driving measurable outcomes in decision-making processes.

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Engineering LeadershipMachine Learning DeploymentRegulated Environment ExperienceData ArchitecturePlatform Strategy

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Hard Skills

Machine LearningModel DevelopmentBacktestingRisk ScoringWorkflow AutomationData ScienceTechnical QualityConversion MetricsDue Diligence QualityAI Deployment

Soft Skills

JudgementTeam LeadershipCollaborationStrategic ThinkingUnifying Teams

Industry Keywords

Identity ManagementFinancial CrimeRegulated WorkflowsOnboardingFraud PreventionComplianceGovernanceHuman OversightDecisioning DomainMarket Expansion

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the engineering strategy and organisation for KYX, from onboarding identity, access and due diligence through continuous monitoring to risk scoring
Lead engineering across backend, frontend, data science and ML engineering teams distributed across Hyderabad, Delhi, Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest and Vilnius
Own KYX Scoring & ML as a shared capability, including model development, backtesting, staged rollout and production monitoring
Scale agentic AI in regulated workflows from onboarding risk scoring through screening, review and verification
Work with KYX Ops, KYX Policy, Second Line of Defence, Product and IAM across the UK, EU and India
Deliver higher automated decisioning rates, better due diligence and screening quality, and lower KYX cost per member
Build once, deploy globally, and keep market-specific logic isolated
Shape onboarding, expansion into new markets under Tide’s licences, and applied AI capabilities in a regulated environment

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience leading engineering organisations in identity, onboarding, fraud, financial crime or another regulated decisioning domain
Strong track record of turning platform investment into measurable outcomes: conversion, due diligence quality, unit economics and workflow automation
Experience taking machine learning from development into production at scale, and owning model performance once live
Experience operating in a regulated environment, working with Ops, Policy and second line risk and compliance functions
Strong judgement across organisation design, delivery, platform strategy, data architecture and technical quality
Ability to lead distributed teams across multiple markets and unify previously separate engineering lines behind one roadmap
Experience deploying AI or agentic systems inside regulated workflows, with a clear view on governance, evaluation and human oversight would be a bonus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary and share options
Generous annual leave on top of bank holidays
Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
Extended unpaid and paid leave options after completing milestone years with Tide
Private health insurance with Bulgaria Zdrave, including extra dental care
Access to therapy sessions, courses, meditations, and workshops
Paid days annually for volunteering or personal growth
Annual budget for books, courses, coaching, and more
Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually
Contribution towards setting up your home office
Keep your old laptop and get a new one when it’s time for a replacement
Fully covered Multi Sports Card granting access to hundreds of gyms and pools across Bulgaria
Monthly food vouchers with Edenred
Daily breakfast spread with all-day coffee, tea, and juices