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VP of Engineering

Company

FinanceFlow Ltd — Series B FinTech, 180 staff, London

Must-Haves

Scaled eng team 50+ FinTech or RegTech Architecture experience Hands-on to start

Nice to Haves

Open source contributor Python or Go FCA experience

Salary Budget

£160,000–180,000 + equity + bonus

Context

CTO stepping back from day-to-day. Need someone to take 12 reports and build a 3-year engineering roadmap. IPO likely in 18 months.

Interview Process

2 stages preferred — technical + cultural fit with CEO

Generated Spec

VP of Engineering — FinanceFlow Ltd

£160–180k + equity London (Hybrid) 12 direct reports IPO track

The Opportunity

FinanceFlow is one of the UK's fastest-growing embedded finance platforms, processing £4.2bn annually across 800 enterprise clients. With IPO preparation underway, they need a VP of Engineering to own their technical direction through a pivotal 18-month window.

Non-Negotiables

Proven track record scaling engineering teams beyond 50 people in high-growth environment

Deep FinTech, RegTech, or payments domain knowledge (FCA-regulated environment)

Hands-on architecture capability — will be coding in early months

Has built and executed a multi-year engineering roadmap previously

Red Flags to Screen For

VP title at a company with fewer than 30 engineers (not comparable complexity)

No experience managing PMs or product stakeholders directly

Career in pure infrastructure/DevOps only — needs full-stack leadership

Salary Benchmark

£160–180k base is correct for this profile in London. Equity package (0.1–0.3% vested) will be the differentiator. Top candidates will have competing offers within 2 weeks.

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Interview Script · VP of Engineering · FinanceFlow

Round 1 · Competency

"Tell me about the largest engineering team you've scaled. What was the team size when you joined vs. when you left, and what were the 3 biggest people challenges?"

Why: Tests scaling experience depth. Listen for specifics — vague answers suggest limited hands-on involvement.

Round 1 · Domain

"Walk me through a technical architecture decision you made in a regulated FinTech environment and how you managed the FCA compliance constraints."

Why: FCA familiarity is non-negotiable. A strong answer will reference specific regulatory frameworks (CASS, MAD, PSD2).

Round 2 · Strategic

"FinanceFlow is 18 months from IPO. How do you balance shipping new features for revenue growth vs. building the technical foundation the business needs to scale as a public company?"

Why: This is the crux of the role. Strong candidates will discuss debt trade-offs, engineering velocity metrics, and investor-readiness.

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