דרושים VP of Application Engineering בתל אביב

FundGuard is making waves in the global asset management space. Our AI-powered, cloud-native investment accounting platform is transforming the industry—enabling safer, smarter, and more efficient asset growth for financial institutions worldwide.

We're growing fast and looking for an experienced and passionate senior leader to head our Application Engineering groups. This is a unique opportunity to drive the development of our cutting-edge SaaS platform, purpose-built for enterprise clients in the financial services sector.

As VP of Application Engineering, you will play a key role in shaping the architecture, roadmap, and practices of our core platform. You’ll help steer the evolution of our SaaS solution to meet the needs of enterprise customers, while building the technical and organizational foundations for scale. In addition to guiding development priorities, you’ll foster a culture of engineering excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the application teams.

This role reports directly to the CTO and is part of FundGuard’s leadership team.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end development of our application layer, which integrates big data technologies and a distributed services architecture built for scale and resilience.
• Lead and inspire a growing organization of ~80 engineers, building a strong engineering culture focused on quality, agility, and impact.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions by collaborating closely with R&D leadership, Product, and Customer Success teams (across Tel Aviv and the U.S.).
• Ensure timely and high-quality delivery across multiple product areas, features, and customer initiatives.
• Continuously evolve engineering practices, organizational structure, and team capabilities to support FundGuard’s rapid growth.

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering leadership, including managing large-scale, cross-functional R&D organizations (60+ engineers).
• Proven track record in leading the full lifecycle of complex SaaS/web applications—from design through production in high-growth environments.
• Deep hands-on technical expertise in cloud-based, scalable systems, big data technologies (e.g., Kafka, Spark, Elasticsearch, Cassandra), and the Java ecosystem (required).
• Strategic mindset with strong problem-solving skills and a bias for action.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative, team-first attitude.
• BSc or MSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field from a leading academic institution.
• Experience in finance or investment accounting—an advantage.
• Fluency in English and Hebrew.

Why Join Us?

At FundGuard, you’ll find a collaborative and fast-paced environment where technical excellence, innovation, and fintech disruption are not just goals—they’re how we work. If you’re a visionary leader passionate about engineering, AI, big data, and making an impact in financial services—we’d love to meet you.

**About FundGuard:

**Located in Tel Aviv’s Azrieli Center, FundGuard is the new generation investment accounting utility for asset managers and their service providers. Our cloud-native, AI-powered operating system and technology platform are transforming investment operations to enable reduced fees and the ability to offer new and innovative products, including crypto-asset services, while scaling for the future.

**The company is led by an experienced team with successful exits and has raised more than $150 million, backed by strategic partners including Citi and State Street, and investment firms Blumberg Capital, Key1 Capital, LionBird Ventures, and Team8 among others

****Our Last Round was on March 2024 and secured $100 million!

**https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001474603#google\_vignette

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