Head of Platform Engineering - Tunis

About the role

Axe Finance, a fintech founded in 2004 and active in 32 countries, is looking for an experienced Head of Platform Engineering to lead its platform development in Tunis. The role builds and scales high-performing engineering teams, drives cloud-native platform capabilities and champions AI-powered engineering practices to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Build a web-based version of the decision modeling tool, largely independently with AI coding agents
• Drive hands-on software engineering, set best practices and establish modern AI-native development methodologies
• Build, manage and mentor distributed Platform Engineering teams across Tunisia and Germany, and grow a Platform Development Delivery Center in Tunis
• Oversee development of cloud-ready services on the Decision Management Platform using Java
• Ensure software stability, cloud operability and security throughout the development lifecycle
• Establish modern, AI-native engineering processes beyond classic Scrum ceremonies

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems or a related field
• 8 to 10+ years of software engineering and team management experience, with significant Java-based enterprise application development
• Proven hands-on use of AI in software engineering (agentic coding tools, AI-assisted development) with measurable productivity gains
• Experience leading distributed and international engineering teams
• Fluency in English; French and/or Arabic is an advantage

Required skills

• Strong Java background and cloud-ready services (containers, Kubernetes, AWS/Azure)
• Software architecture, system scalability, security principles and reliability engineering
• SaaS product experience; financial services and decision/rules technology exposure is highly desirable

What we offer

• A competitive financial package
• Flexible work setup focused on results
• A fast-learning environment with growth opportunities
• A culture valuing sharp thinking, innovation and autonomy