• Director - Engineering & Platform Architecture

    Insight Global (Austin, TX)


    Job Description

    a Fintech client of Insight Global is seeking a Director of Engineering & Platform Architecture leader to define and drive the architecture and technical strategy for a multi-tenant wealth management platform. This role focuses on scalability, security, and regulatory compliance while collaborating with engineering, product, compliance, and integration teams. Key responsibilities include:

     

    -Design and build a scalable architecture for a multi-tenant platform serving correspondent firms and millions of investors.

     

    -Define technical strategy for white-label and partner-branded experiences.

     

    -Ensure secure authorization models and strong tenant isolation.

     

    -Lead architecture for high-volume onboarding, funding, and trading workflows in a cloud-native GCP environment.

     

    -Embed SEC, FINRA, and SOC 2 compliance into system design with auditability and data retention.

     

    -Provide technical leadership across Go-based backend services and GraphQL layers.

     

    -Communicate architectural decisions to engineering teams and executives; maintain Architecture Decision Records.

     

    -Mentor engineers on platform security, multi-tenancy, and compliance-aware development.

     

    -Collaborate with product and integration teams on SSO, API onboarding, and white-label deployments.

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    -10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in senior technical or architectural leadership roles

     

    -Proven experience building and operating mass consumer platforms at scale

     

    -Strong experience with GCP, including BigQuery, Bigtable, Cloud Run, and GKE, as well as Kubernetes

     

    -Expertise in Go backend services and gRPC

     

    -Experience designing GraphQL APIs and BFF architectures

     

    -Deep understanding of authentication and identity federation, including Auth0, Okta, and SAML SSO

     

    -Experience operating PostgreSQL in high-scale environments -Fintech or wealth management experience with working knowledge of SEC and FINRA regulations

     

    -Experience with correspondent or clearing firm platforms

    -Familiarity with trading systems, account management, and funding workflows

    -Frontend architecture experience with React or Next.js

     

    -Experience with SpiceDB or similar authorization frameworks

     

    -Background building white-label SaaS platforms