About reapreap is a global financial technology company headquartered in hong kong with employees across multiple countries.
we enable financial connectivity and access for businesses worldwide by combining traditional finance with stablecoins for efficient money movement.through our corporate cards, payments, and expense management products, reap helps businesses scale globally.
our apis allow partners to embed cards-as-a-service (caas), cross-border payments, and stablecoin-enabled finance directly into their own products.backed by leading investors including index ventures and hashkey capital, reap is building the infrastructure for borderless, programmable finance.why reap?
reap is at a pivotal scaling moment.our cards and payments stack is live, proven, and processing real volume.
the next phase is about scaling reliably across latam, while staying tightly integrated with teams and systems.this role sits at the heart of that effort.
you'll help shape the engineering foundations that power card issuing, transaction processing, and payments infrastructure across markets— with real ownership, real stakes, and real impact.this is not a "people-only" management role.
you're joining while the system is still being actively shaped, and your technical judgment will directly influence how reap scales over the next * months.engineering at reap (latam)the latam engineering team operates as a high-seniority, high-ownership group responsible for some of reap's most critical systems.we work with:collaborative ownershipteam members share responsibility for outcomes and proactively raise ideas and solve problems across functional boundariesfocus on velocitywe prioritize clear planning and scope definition to deliver both speed and qualityasynchronous communicationas a distributed team, we emphasize written documentation and structured communication through notion, loom, and linearwe value engineers and managers who are:comfortable with ambiguitywilling to stay close to code and architectureable to turn complex, cross-region constraints into simple, durable systemswhat you'll dolead & scale engineering teamslead a team of senior backend and full-stack engineers in latam.provide technical direction, coaching, and feedback while maintaining a high bar for execution and ownership.partner closely with product, risk, and compliance to deliver systems that work in regulated, real-world environments.stay hands-on with technologyremain actively involved in architecture, system design, and critical code paths.review production code, guide technical decisions, and help resolve complex incidents.ensure systems are designed for scale, reliability, and operational clarity.build & evolve core fintech systemscontribute to the design and evolution of cards and payments platforms, including transaction flows, integrations, and supporting services.apply your cards-as-a-service (caas) experience to anticipate edge cases, failure modes, and scaling challenges.drive execution in ambiguous environmentstranslate evolving requirements and cross-time-zone inputs into clear execution plans.balance speed with correctness in a high-stakes, money-moving environment.improve engineering effectivenessidentify and remove bottlenecks in delivery, tooling, and processes.help teams operate more autonomously through better documentation, sops, and technical standards.what we're looking foryou're a strong engineer who has grown into leadership and stayed technical.experience7+ years of professional software engineering experience2+ years leading engineers as an engineering manager, tech lead, or equivalentprior experience building or operating fintech platforms, with clear exposure to cards-as-a-service (caas) or card issuing ecosystemsfluent in spanish and/or portuguese, with professional english proficiencytechnical requirementsstrong production experience with:node.jstypescriptawsnest.jsexperience building backend-heavy, api-driven systemssolid understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and production operationscomfortable owning architecture decisions and debugging complex production issuesdomain knowledgepractical understanding of cards or core fintech systems, such as:card issuing or processingtransaction lifecyclesrisk, reconciliation, or ledgeringability to reason about systems, not just featureshow you workyou balance thoughtful planning with rapid executionyou communicate clearly through written documentation and bring structure to complex problemsyou are comfortable working in a fully remote, distributed environmentyou adapt easily to collaboration across different time zones and cultural contextsyou are direct, pragmatic, and open to technical debateyou're open to input and perspectives from othersyou actively seek and consider feedback from your peersnice to havesexperience at latam fintech scale-upsexposure to us or multi-region card programsexperience working closely with regulated financial infrastructurefamiliarity with crypto or stablecoin-based systems, especially when paired with traditional fintech railsbenefitscompetitive compensationflexible remote work (latam)health insurance budgetannual leave and public holidayshome office equipment budgeta fast-growing, global team#j-*-ljbffr