Brazil Head of Technology (Pix: Brazil Instant Payment System) - English Portuguese Speaker (Fully Remote)

Binance is a leading global blockchain ecosystem behind the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume and registered users. We are trusted by 300+ million people in 100+ countries for our industry-leading security, user fund transparency, trading engine speed, deep liquidity, and an unmatched portfolio of digital-asset products. Binance offerings range from trading and finance to education, research, payments, institutional services, Web3 features, and more. We leverage the power of digital assets and blockchain to build an inclusive financial ecosystem to advance the freedom of money and improve financial access for people around the world.

We are looking for a dynamic, hands-on Technology leader to design and deliver a variety of crypto-related products. This unique role offers the chance to lead global greenfield projects that will impact millions of users every day.

The right candidate should have proven experience implementing PIX from zero to production in another bank, fintech, payment institution, or processor; Own regulatory/compliance ownership (Brazil payment regulations); in simpler term: Built Pix integration + BCB interaction.

This role is 100% remote (Work from Home), based in Brazil. Fluency in Portuguese and English is a must to liaise with Brazil central banks and regulators.

Responsibilities:

• Own the architecture, design, and implementation of fintech and payment institution platforms, including real-time payment systems, ledger services, reconciliation platforms, and core payment flows.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of critical payment capabilities from architecture design through production launch and operational ownership.
• Drive technical decisions around system resilience, security, scalability, availability, and regulatory compliance.
• Design reliable payment workflows with strong transaction consistency, idempotency, failure handling, and recovery mechanisms.
• Build and evolve financial ledger systems ensuring accuracy, auditability, and consistency across orchestration, transaction processing, settlement, and reconciliation.
• Write, review, and troubleshoot production-grade Java (Spring Boot) services for mission-critical payment systems.
• Establish engineering best practices including observability, incident response, operational readiness, and production excellence.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and business stakeholders.
• Serve as the technical representative in discussions with Banco Central do Brasil (BACEN) and regulatory stakeholders.
• Lead regulatory certification activities, prepare technical documentation and evidence for audits, and respond to regulatory requirements.