Lead Software Engineer
Zafin
Lead Software Engineer
Zafin
SaaS platform for bank product pricing
Zafin is an AI platform company helping regulated institutions modernize how critical work is designed, governed, and delivered. Our technology enables organizations to move faster while maintaining the governance, accountability, and control required in highly regulated environments.
Our portfolio includes Zafin AIOS, an agent orchestration platform for governed AI work; the Zafin Banking Platform, which helps banks modernize product, pricing, offers, billing, loyalty, and relationship management; and Zafin IO, an integration platform that connects data, systems, and workflows across complex enterprise environments.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Zafin partners with leading financial institutions across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. As AI transforms the future of financial services, we're building the platforms that help regulated organizations adopt AI responsibly and at scale.
As a Lead Technical Consultant, you technical expertise with strong client-engagement skills.
You understand the complexities of enterprise banking environments, from core systems and data integrations to modern SaaS architectures.
You will bring hands-on engineering experience and customer empathy to every engagement.
This role blends delivery, and customer advocacy.
Design and enterprise-grade software solutions aligned with customer and platform requirements.
Ensure solution quality through rigorous testing, peer reviews, and adherence to standards.
Lead technical tasks from requirements gathering through deployment.
Troubleshoot implementation issues and collaborate with teams to resolve them efficiently.
Act as a trusted technical advisor to clients throughout the implementation lifecycle.
Translate business objectives into technical designs and configuration approaches.
Conduct technical workshops, design reviews, and demonstrations to build client confidence.
Support delivery and ensure a seamless transition from implementation to production.
Maintain ongoing engagement with customer technology teams to support solution stability and evolution.
Collaborate with Product Engineering, Architecture, and Delivery teams to align implementations with Zafin’s platform strategy and standards.
Identify reusable patterns and best practices that support continuous improvement.
Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and communities of practice.
Provide mentorship and guidance to junior developers or consultants.
Assist in post-implementation support and troubleshooting, ensuring system reliability and customer satisfaction.
Monitor production performance and coordinate with Operations teams to support uptime and data integrity.
Document and report key implementation learnings for future improvements.
Strong understanding of the software-development lifecycle, integration patterns, and modern API architectures.
Knowledge of cloud concepts, with Azure preferred, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
Familiarity with banking systems and data-integration frameworks in enterprise financial-services environments.
Five or more years of experience as a Software Engineer, Technical Consultant, or Customer Engineer, preferably in SaaS or banking-technology implementations.
Proven ability to deliver end-to-end or integration solutions Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Apache Kafka, and PostgreSQL.
Demonstrated client-facing experience managing technical discussions, requirements, and expectations.
Experience in Agile delivery environments, including Scrum and TDD/BDD.
Experience troubleshooting complex, distributed systems in production environments.
Application-development experience in large enterprise or hybrid-cloud environments.
What’s in it for you
Joining our team means being part of a culture that values diversity, teamwork, and high-quality work. We offer competitive salaries, annual bonus potential, generous paid time off, paid volunteering days, wellness benefits, and robust opportunities for professional growth and career advancement. Want to learn more about what you can look forward to during your career with us? Visit our careers site and our openings: zafin.com/careers
Zafin welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
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Zafin is a financial technology platform that helps banks and financial institutions manage and optimize their product pricing, packaging, and offers through a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. It works by providing a cloud-based system where banks can design, configure, and deploy pricing and product configurations quickly—typically in days—without heavy IT involvement. The platform supports catalog management, pricing rules, and offer creation, while ensuring regulatory compliance through consistent governance and transparency across products. Compared with competitors, Zafin focuses on fast deployment, end-to-end product and pricing management, and global industry experience, enabling banks to respond rapidly to market changes and digital transformation efforts. Its goal is to help banks modernize their pricing and product strategies, improve efficiency, stay compliant, attract new customers, and retain existing ones.
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