<div class="content-intro"><p>Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 250 local payment methods that reach 7 billion accounts across 65 countries. Every year, Boku processes over $9 billion in value for our customers. Incorporated in 2008, Boku is headquartered in London and San Francisco and has employees in over 39 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the UAE. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Position Summary</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":360}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We are looking for an experienced and technology-focused engineering leader for the role of Vice President of Platform Engineering whose mission will be to deliver a reliable, scalable, and secure platform underpinning Boku’s payment system and network of localized payment solutions.  You will partner with product engineering, operations, and IT to ensure the platform meets all the needs of the business and its engineering teams.  The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of working on high scale cloud-based platforms and managing multiple, geographically distributed engineering and infrastructure teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">About You</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">People Leader – You care about your engineers and are passionate about growing your teams and building new leaders for Boku.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Technical Leader – You are excited to be involved in deeply technical discussion and designs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Growth-minded – You are curious and enthusiastic about expanding your skills.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Empathetic – You lead with empathy, willing to seek and listen patiently to the feedback of our developers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Business-minded – You are interested to understand how the business works and how Technology can fit in the context of the business.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":720,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Improving Boku’s cloud-based platform to meet the company’s scaling, reliability, and security needs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Leading the development and execution of the company's long-term platform engineering strategy and roadmap.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Handling resource planning and allocation within the platform engineering organization.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Managing the company’s platform spend to ensure platform and hosting costs stay within budget.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Ensuring the platform meets the needs of the company and the other organizations within the company.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Collaborating with leaders from other departments including Product Engineering, Operations, and IT.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Providing technical leadership and guidance to the company's engineering teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Managing multiple distributed teams across different geographical locations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Championing continuous improvement, implementing new tools, and processes to increase organization productivity and efficiency.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Recruiting, hiring, motivating, and growing people within the platform engineering organization.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Qualifications</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">BS in Computer Science or related field with strong demonstrated experience with platform engineering and engineering management.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Able to thrive on a high level of autonomy and responsibility.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Attention to detail and strong organization skills.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Excellent written and verbal communication skills to document and explain design, best practices, and technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proven track record of success in leading and managing multiple teams.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Strong technical expertise in cloud-based infrastructure.  Experience with AWS preferred.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with orchestration and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with data storage and transfer technologies such as mysql, Redshift, and Kafka.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335551671":8,"335552541":1,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Experience working on high-volume and low-latency systems preferred.</span><span 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