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PayJoy is a mission-driven Public Benefit Corporation providing credit solutions to underserved customers in emerging markets. The company has developed patented technology for secured credit that enables financial inclusion and stability. With over 18 million customers served as of 2025 and a focus on profitability and sustainable growth, PayJoy combines point-of-sale financing, card offerings, and advanced machine learning to deliver modern financial services.
As Engineering Director of Infrastructure, you will lead the infrastructure engineering team responsible for building and maintaining the systems that power PayJoy's platform. This is a people-management role overseeing engineers focused on cloud infrastructure, reliability, scalability, and security. You will be responsible for setting technical direction, managing team performance, hiring and development, and ensuring infrastructure supports the company's growth across emerging markets.
Key responsibilities include: leading and growing an infrastructure engineering team; defining infrastructure strategy and roadmap; ensuring system reliability, performance, and security; managing cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines; collaborating with product and backend teams on architectural decisions; mentoring engineers and fostering a strong engineering culture; and driving operational excellence across the organization.
You should have deep experience building and scaling infrastructure at high-growth companies, strong leadership capabilities, and a track record of building high-performing teams. Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), containerization, Kubernetes, and modern DevOps practices is expected. Understanding of fintech or payments infrastructure is a plus.
