
<p>Ravelin prevents fraud and protects margins for online businesses around the globe. </p><p>We look at our clients' data more thoroughly than anyone else to provide the most accurate fraud scores. Our system streamlines fraud detection by providing a control console that automates fraud prevention while alerting users to what's coming next. All of our fraud decisions are explained, which means users not only stop fraud, but receive insights regarding the fraud that is targeting their business.</p><p>We analyse customer behaviour and transactions using our powerful data science and machine learning technologies, along with link analysis and business rules to provide extremely accurate fraud detection scores.</p><p>Ravelin is seeking extraordinary individuals to join our team and be important stakeholders in our growth.</p><p><br /></p>

<p>Ravelin prevents fraud and protects margins for online businesses around the globe. </p><p>We look at our clients' data more thoroughly than anyone else to provide the most accurate fraud scores. Our system streamlines fraud detection by providing a control console that automates fraud prevention while alerting users to what's coming next. All of our fraud decisions are explained, which means users not only stop fraud, but receive insights regarding the fraud that is targeting their business.</p><p>We analyse customer behaviour and transactions using our powerful data science and machine learning technologies, along with link analysis and business rules to provide extremely accurate fraud detection scores.</p><p>Ravelin is seeking extraordinary individuals to join our team and be important stakeholders in our growth.</p><p><br /></p>
Product: AI-native fraud prevention for online merchants using machine learning, graph-link analysis, behavioral analysis, consortium data and rules
Founded / HQ: Founded 2014; headquartered in London
Scale (2023): Protects 300+ merchants and produced 10 billion fraud scores in 2023
Funding: Raised a $20M Series C (Jul 2020); total disclosed funding $39,200,000 USD
Exit: Acquired by Worldpay (announcement dated Feb 4, 2025)
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Online fraud detection and payments optimization for e-commerce and digital platforms
2014
Fraud prevention / Payments
Seed backing by Passion Capital (undisclosed amount)
>£1.3M
Institutional investors plus angel participants
£3M
£8M
Existing investors (Amadeus Capital Partners, Passion Capital, Playfair Capital) participated
$20M (¥16.4M equivalent noted)
Participation from existing investors including Amadeus Capital Partners, BlackFin Tech, Passion Capital
“Backed by Draper Esprit, BlackFin Capital Partners, Amadeus Capital Partners, Passion Capital, Playfair Capital; later acquired by Worldpay (announcement dated Feb 4, 2025)”
Who are we?
Hi! 👋 We are Ravelin! We're a fraud detection company using advanced machine learning and network analysis technology to solve big problems. Our goal is to make online transactions safer and help our clients feel confident serving their customers.
And we have fun in the meantime! We are a friendly bunch and pride ourselves in having a strong culture and adhering to our values of empathy, ambition, unity and integrity. We really value work/life balance and we embrace a flat hierarchy structure company-wide. Join us and you’ll learn fast about cutting-edge tech and work with some of the brightest and nicest people around - check out our Glassdoor reviews.
If this sounds like your cup of tea, we would love to hear from you! For more information check out our blog to see if you would like to help us prevent crime and protect the world's biggest online businesses.
The Role
We are looking for a VP of Engineering to join Ravelin. You will be reporting to the CTO and will be responsible for the delivery and performance of the team.
As the bridge between technical vision and operational execution, you will take ownership of the 'Who' and the 'How' of the delivery of our technical products. You will manage and mentor our technical and managerial leads to ensure engineering excellence, leading by example to coach and inspire the efficient delivery of high-quality products.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Benefits
*Job offers may be withdrawn if candidates do not meet our pre-employment checks: unspent criminal convictions, employment verification, and right to work.*
Proven experience in a senior engineering leadership role, managing large distributed teams (10+ people), covering the full lifecycle of people management from coaching and development to managing underperformance
A strong technical background with expertise in software development and delivery, with a focus on:
Deep understanding of cloud-native environments (GCP desirable)
Proven ability in architectural decision-making and technical trade-offs
Expertise in modern software tooling and CI/CD delivery processes
Experience in SaaS or complex technology environments is essential; background in FinTech or Payments is a plus
Experience managing compliance, audit and security best practices
Skilled in organisational leadership, with the ability to balance technical strategy, people development and business priorities
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, able to engage effectively across multiple functions in technical and non-technical areas