Head of Engineering

Join to apply for the Head of Engineering - Payments role at DEUNA . About DEUNA DEUNA is a rapidly growing startup revolutionizing global commerce with ATHIA, our AI‑powered orchestration and payments platform that helps large enterprises boost approval rates, reduce costs, and unlock new revenue. Built by the team behind the fastest‑growing Commerce OS in Latin America, ATHIA combines payment intelligence, checkout optimization, and data orchestration in one powerful solution. With deep integrations across 300+ PSPs and alternative payment methods, and over 20% of Mexico’s digital economy running through our platform, we simplify global payments through a single integration and centralized reconciliation. We are expanding into the U.S. to meet the urgent needs of large retailers, marketplaces, airlines, and QSRs. Visit to learn more about us. Role Overview As Head of Engineering – Payments , you will lead the technical vision, architecture, and delivery of our payments platform. You’ll oversee a team of engineers and technical leads responsible for building scalable, secure, and resilient payment systems that process thousands of transactions daily across multiple markets. You’ll partner closely with Product, Operations, and Compliance to ensure our payments stack supports rapid growth, innovation, and best‑in‑class reliability. Be part of a dynamic team that's creating the next generation payments platform. Key Responsibilities Define and execute the technical strategy for payments architecture and infrastructure. Lead engineering teams in developing high‑availability, low‑latency payment services. Oversee integrations with acquirers, PSPs, digital wallets, and alternative payment methods. Collaborate with Product to align technical priorities with business objectives. Ensure compliance with PCI‑DSS, PSD2, and global data‑protection standards. Implement best practices in reliability, observability, CI/CD, and cloud scalability. Mentor and grow technical leaders and senior engineers across LATAM. Qualifications 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ in leadership roles. Proven track record building and scaling payment or fintech platforms. Strong expertise in backend development (Node.js, Java, Go) and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Deep understanding of payment orchestration, tokenization, 3DS, and settlement. Experience leading distributed teams and managing complex integrations. Excellent communication skills and fluency in English. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field. Benefits Multicultural team distributed throughout LATAM. Dynamism, agility and constant innovation. Being part of a high‑impact solution for an entire region. The best tools and technology to operate. Being part of the startup culture. We are in full expansion. Vacations and additional PTO. Remote work from anywhere. Economic support for health insurance, internet and cell phone line. Stock options. Learning and development platform. Multidisciplinary, diverse and dynamic team. Growth and career path. Employment Information Seniority level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full‑time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Software Development DEUNA is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value and celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workplace. All employment decisions are made without discrimination based on nationality, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, color, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us. #J-18808-Ljbffr