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IntellectEU is an international technology company focused on digital finance and emerging technologies. We are committed to our people and believe in building a better future with the newest technologies. We give rising talent and industry veterans the space to explore, launch ideas, and collaborate closely with our clients. With our technical hands-on experience in payments, blockchain and capital markets, there’s no challenge that’s left unsolved. Over the past two decades, we have earned our expertise in financial technology, executing on hundreds of complex integrations and co-creating new digital asset platforms alongside our clients.
We are seeking a highly driven Engineering Lead to coordinate engineering excellence across Digital Assets and AI initiatives, with a strong focus on evolving and standardizing our use of Agentic AI. This role ensures architectural coherence, engineering quality, and scalable delivery while shaping how AI agents are designed, governed, and integrated into blockchain-based and regulated systems.
The Engineering Lead will orchestrate a matrix of technical leads (Architecture, Backend, Frontend, DevOps, Security, AI/Data, QA) and elevate our engineering maturity to production-grade standards.
Responsibilities:
Engineering Coordination & Technical Governance
Align and coordinate technical leads across roles and ensure architectural consistency across projects
Define and enforce engineering standards and own technological choices and selection of tooling for the practice.
AI & Agentic AI Strategy and Standardization
Ensure consistent use of AI frameworks, orchestration layers, and integration patterns
Set standards for designing and implementing Agentic AI systems
Establish AI governance (traceability, explainability, compliance, monitoring)
Digital Assets Engineering Excellence
Ensure scalable and secure blockchain integrations
Validate smart contract and distributed system architecture decisions
Ensure DevSecOps alignment in regulated environments
Delivery & Technical Risk Management
Partner with Product and Delivery leads to ensure realistic engineering planning
Identify technical risks early and drive mitigation strategies
Engineering Maturity & Continuous Improvement
Define and track engineering KPIs and promote automation and AI-assisted engineering productivity
Develop structured improvement initiatives and foster a culture of technical excellence and ownership
Requirements:
Soft Skills
Excellent communication skills in English
Capability to communicate complex technical ideas clearly
Core Engineering
8+ years of experience in software engineering
3–5+ years of experience in senior technical leadership roles
Strong experience with cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS/GCP)
Deep understanding of distributed systems and microservices
Strong DevSecOps knowledge
Experience designing scalable production systems
Digital Assets & Blockchain
Experience with blockchain platforms (enterprise or public)
Understanding of smart contracts and distributed ledger concepts
Familiarity with secure transaction systems and regulated environments
Knowledge about DeFi concepts.
AI & Agentic AI
Experience integrating AI with external APIs, smart contracts, or transactional systems
Experience with LLM architectures, agent-based and multi-agent systems, AI observability, governance, and MLOps/model lifecycle management.
Engineering Process & Tooling
Deep experience with CI/CD, automation, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Skilled in observability, monitoring, and system performance tools
Strong knowledge of quality tooling and testing frameworks
Nice to Have:
Knowledge about Canton and EVM-based chains
Knowledge of tokenization, custody, or digital asset lifecycle
We guarantee:
Global client interaction in a dynamic company serving the market for 15+ years with offices in Miami, Antwerp, Leuven, Lisbon, Viseu, Kyiv, Krakow, and New York.
Passionate team in an innovative casual, positive, and open work environment ready to meet your new ideas.
Great opportunities for personal and professional development as well as the chance to change the way the business works in the financial world.
Work where you're most productive: remote, in-office, or hybrid options available.
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