Engineering Manager

Banking

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Locations

London, UK

Experience Level

Entry

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Requirements

Start with Why? We are looking for analytical people who can understand and solve complex problems, challenge priority and make decisions based on data
Solve for the customer. We are a customer-centric company not a tech centric company. You will work with a dedicated product manager, a designer and the support team to provide a first in class user experience and build the best banking app for businesses. As a lead, your team is also your customer, making sure developers are autonomous and productive is part of your responsibility
Insist on the highest standards. You will develop on a 1-year recent code that encapsulates best practices like DDD, Micro-services, Kafka. You will ensure the quality of the code that is released into production. Give the direction of metrics and monitoring
Be bold. In our fast-paced environment, every decision you'll make will have a huge impact. You will setup goals for the team and keep track of them. You won't hesitate to take risks and try to make the organisation better
Team player. There are already 9 developers in the banking team. As we grow, you'll become a key member of the team, help more junior people to grow and become a trusted Spendesker

Responsibilities

Ensure our platform is operationally resilient, secure and performant
Collaborate with product & engineering leaders, influence the product roadmap and provide a technical perspective on the team's commitments
Build a culture of high-performance and continuous improvement
Be accountable for the technical roadmap of your team
Be accountable for the growth of individuals in your team
Ensure the well being of the team

Spendesk’s SFS engineering team is focussed on creating and operating our banking infrastructure and systems. It’s currently composed of a number of cross-functional squads working on different steps of the banking journey.

As the Engineering Manager, reporting to the Engineering Director, your’ll be responsible for 4 key missions:

The first one is to guide, coach and grow the engineers and Engineering leads in the team. Spendesk’s culture is heavily focused on individual growth and you’ll be actively coaching your team to develop their own skills and career.

The second one will be to drive the delivery strategy for your team and influence the same for SFS.

The third one is to ensure operationally, the engineering systems of your team is secure, performant and resilient.

The fourth one is to build and continuously adapt a high-performing team. We are on a growth path, and we need to keep our fast pace and strong collaboration between squads and the different functions.

Key Responsibilities:

Ensure our platform is operationally resilient, secure and performant.
Collaborate with product & engineering leaders, influence the product roadmap and provide a technical perspective on the team’s commitments.
Build a culture of high-performance and continuous improvement.
Be accountable for the technical roadmap of your team.
Be accountable for the growth of individuals in your team.
Ensure the well being of the team.

Who we are looking for:

Fluent in written and spoken English - it is our business language
At least 5 years of experience in development (no requirement on the language).
2-3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager for groups of 7-10 people. Ideally you have some experience of managing engineers through leads.
Previous track record of good collaboration with product managers and external stakeholders.
Autonomy, fast learning and proactiveness.
Experience in fintech is a plus but not mandatory.
Engineering school or not feel free to apply we won’t ask you for your diploma but for real world experience.

Our Stack

We don’t chose technology because they are shiny but because they solve a problem.
Our app is a composed of 6 services in Nodejs for the backend, hosted on kubernetes. Each of them has it’s own RDS Postgres (AWS) database and they communicate together via REST API or via managed Kafka that is used as en event bus. The monitoring and logging is done on Datadog, and the frontend of the back office is in React.

The culture of the team

Start with Why? We are looking for analytical people who can understand and solve complex problems, challenge priority and make decisions based on data.
Solve for the customer. We are a customer-centric company not a tech centric company. You will work with a dedicated product manager, a designer and the support team to provide a first in class user experience and build the best banking app for businesses. As a lead, your team is also your customer, making sure developers are autonomous and productive is part of your responsibility.
Insist on the highest standards. You will develop on a 1-year recent code that encapsulates best practices like DDD, Micro-services, Kafka. You will ensure the quality of the code that is released into production. Give the direction of metrics and monitoring.
Be bold. In our fast-paced environment, every decision you’ll make will have a huge impact. You will setup goals for the team and keep track of them. You won’t hesitate to take risks and try to make the organisation better.
Team player. There are already 9 developers in the banking team. As we grow, you’ll become a key member of the team, help more junior people to grow and become a trusted Spendesker.

As we are an international team, please submit your application and CV in English.

About Spendesk

Spendesk is the 7-in-1 spending solution built for finance teams to make faster, smarter spending decisions. Founded in 2016, Spendesk is now one of the fastest-growing fintechs in Europe, with over 4,000 customers and an international team of 500+ employees based in Paris, Berlin, London, Hamburg, and remote. We’ve raised over €260M from leading investors, and been named a French tech unicorn. And we’re not stopping there!

About our people & culture

We believe that people do their best work when they’re given the freedom to thrive and grow. That’s why liberation is at the core of everything we do. We empower Spendeskers to take ownership of their work, to navigate ambiguity, and seize every opportunity. Spendeskers come from all over the world (35+ countries and counting!) but we have plenty in common: we’re bold, ever-curious, committed to kindness, and tackle every challenge with a positive mindset.

About our benefits

Our culture is built on trust, empowerment, and growth — with benefits to match!

-Fully covered Oyster card for traveling to and from our new office (up to £250 monthly depending on location)

-£45 monthly wellness allowance, accruable, to be used on whatever wellness means to you - through the Ben platform

- Access to Moka.care for emotional and mental health wellbeing

- Pension scheme (on salary sacrifice): 5% employee / 5% employer (by Aviva)

- 28 days of holidays

- Latest Apple Mac equipment

- Company virtual events

- Visit our other offices: Paris, Berlin & Hamburg

- Great office snacks to fuel your day

- A positive team to work with daily!

- Vitality private health insurance (for you and your family/partner)

- Bupa private dental care

Diversity & Inclusion

At Spendesk, we’re committed to fostering an environment where all differences are encouraged, supported and celebrated. We’re building our culture for everyone, with everyone. Our goal is to attract and build a diverse, equal and inclusive team, where everyone feels welcome and we truly embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

201-500 employees

Website

Spend management software

Company Overview

Spendesk's mission is to liberate businesses and people to do their best work. An all-in-one spending solution designed for finance teams to make faster, smarter spending decisions.

Benefits

Transport reimbursements - Monthly contribution to your transportation card (metro, bus or train).
Offsite and events - Regular team events to exchange with other Spendeskers and get to know each other better
Personal Day - 3 personal days per year to rest and enjoy life
€50 on your Spendesk card - To buy anything you need for work
For Spendeskers with kids - Generous parental leave & a lot of flexibility for working parents
Great offices - In the hearts of Berlin, London, Paris, and San Francisco.

Company Core Values

Visibility is fundamental for business growth - Smarter choices come from better information. We aim to provide 100% visibility over the entire budget and company spending process, to empower finance teams to make timely, proactive decisions
Simplicity equals joy - People seek software solutions to make their lives easier, not more complicated. We're committed to designing a platform that is intuitive, frictionless and requires no training to use.
Collaboration begins with clarity - Businesses rely on strong people, and people work better when they’re on the same page. We empower every employee to be accountable for the company’s financial fitness, with clear rules and expectations that everyone can get behind.
Trust is our currency - Managing your company's money is a task we take seriously. We've invested in the highest security and privacy standards and commit to being your reliable partner to keeping you compliant.