Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential fintech organization seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team of backend, iOS, and Android engineers. In this high-impact role, you will be responsible for delivering reliable, high-quality consumer-facing features while building and growing a team that takes ownership of what they ship.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing a high-performing engineering team through coaching, mentoring, and supporting career growth
• Staying hands-on with technology by contributing to system design, reviewing code, and guiding technical decisions to ensure scalable solutions
• Partnering closely with Product and Design to define goals, translate user needs into technical solutions, and deliver impactful features
• Driving execution and delivery while balancing speed and quality across backend systems
• Collaborating cross-functionally with engineering, product, and business teams to align priorities and make thoughtful trade-offs
• Shaping engineering culture by promoting best practices, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Advocating for the end user to ensure products truly improve the consumer experience

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Strong backend or mobile engineering background with hands-on experience building distributed systems, APIs, and scalable services
• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager (2+ years) with a track record of leading, mentoring, and growing high-performing teams
• A hands-on mindset—you enjoy staying close to the code, contributing to technical decisions, and tackling complex challenges
• Experience with modern technologies such as Go, Kotlin, Python, or similar, along with cloud-native environments (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes) or relevant mobile engineering tools
• A product-oriented approach with the ability to make pragmatic decisions and thoughtful trade-offs in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication skills to bring clarity, alignment, and influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• An empathetic leadership style focused on team well-being, continuous feedback, and professional growth
• Adaptability and action-oriented mindset, comfortable navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities

This is an office-first position based in London.

How We Work with You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai manages the complete recruitment process for this confidential client. When you apply through our platform, a dedicated recruiter will screen your application and qualifications. If there's a strong match, we will submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please note that you should not contact the client directly—all communication and coordination will flow through Get A Job.ai to ensure a professional and streamlined experience.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the interview process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic.