Head of Engineering

Strise is company that helps top-tier banks, fintechs, and other financial institutions fight financial crime through our AI-powered automation solutions.

We make it easier and faster for banks to fulfill their mission of uncovering financial violations, like money laundering. As a Series A stage company, with investors like Atomico, we're on an extremely ambitious growth trajectory.

After successfully becoming trusted by over 70% of the biggest financial institutions in Scandinavia, we are now expanding into the UK, followed by the rest of Europe. We’re well on our way to becoming the global standard in anti-money laundering (AML).

You can read more about working at Strise on our careers page.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead and scale our growing engineering team. In this role, you’ll work closely with our CTO and Co-founder to shape our technical strategy, empower a high-performing team, and ensure we deliver innovative, industry-leading solutions. You’ll play a pivotal role in our journey to become the global leader in (AML) technology.

What You Can Expect from This Role:

• Team Leadership and Growth: Lead an organization of 20+ engineers, working with tech leads to manage, mentor and scale the team while maintaining a collaborative and supportive environment.

• Engineering Excellence: Establish and enforce best practices, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure systems are delivered consistently.

• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with the CTO to set technical direction, prioritize engineering efforts, and align them with company goals.

• Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with product, design, sales, and other departments to deliver innovative solutions that meet customer needs.

• Process Optimization: Develop and refine engineering workflows to improve velocity and ensure good team collaboration.

• Hiring and Onboarding: Take an active role in recruiting top talent and ensuring they have the tools and support to thrive.

• Driving Innovation: Stay ahead of technology trends to position Strise as a leader in AML and AI.

We Wish You Have

• Proven Leadership in Scaling Engineering: 5+ years leading and growing teams, systems, and processes in fast-paced SaaS, fintech, or AI-driven environments.

• Technical Expertise: Solid knowledge of modern backend systems, cloud platforms (preferably GCP), and scalable architectures.

• Strategic Thinking with Hands-on Ability: Capable of both big-picture planning and diving into technical challenges when necessary.

• Strong Leadership Skills: An empowering leader who fosters trust, motivates teams, and ensures accountability.

• Collaboration and Communication: Exceptional ability to unite cross-functional teams and drive effective delivery.

• Passion for AI: A genuine interest in AI's potential and enthusiasm for integrating AI technologies to solve complex problems and enhance product capabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity options.

• Pension contribution at 7%.

• Generous learning budget for personal and professional development.

• Flexible working setup and subsidized lunch every day.

• Central, brand-new office at Rådhusgata 9, Oslo, with occasional opportunities to work from our London office.

• The opportunity to lead and shape the engineering team in a fast-growing company with global ambitions.

• The chance to work on technology that makes a tangible impact.

• The best social committee in the business, organizing two annual off-sites, monthly sauna visits, after-work catch-ups, and more.

The Interview Process

Our hiring process is straightforward and designed to help both you and us determine if this is the right fit:

1. Initial Chat: A casual conversation with our recruiter to learn about your background and share more about Strise.
2. Deep Dive with the CTO: Meet with Patrick, the CTO (and Co-founder), to discuss the role, our team, and your vision for engineering at Strise.
3. Case Assignment: You’ll solve a real-world case related to team scaling and process optimization. Present your solution to our team and engage in a discussion.
4. Panel Interview: Meet with our leadership team to discuss your vision and approach.

Ready to Join Us?

We’re focused on making Strise a great place to be and to keep hiring great people to work with.

If you want to know more about Strise, check out life at Strise on Instagram (@strise.ai), our podcast on Anti-Money-Laundering, The Laundry, and our YouTube channel!