(Sr) Engineering Manager - Building the next generation Neobank (Greenfield) - Fintech - Lead the Li

(Sr) Engineering Manager - Building the next generation Neobank (Greenfield) - Fintech - Lead the Li
Lisboa
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

We are building the
- generation neobank from scratch. We are heavily scaling up the teams and you’ll work on a massive, greenfield fintech project building a secure, compliant platform that brings together crypto, fiat, banking, and investments in one intuitive experience. Our products include digital wallets, crypto cards, SWIFT & SEPA transfers, debit and virtual cards, POS integrations, and access to stocks, staking, credit products, and IPOs.

With 150+ specialists (growing very fast!) across Vilnius, Kyiv and Dubai, we are now launching a new engineering hub in Lisbon. This Engineering Manager role is a foundational leadership position for this hub and will play a critical role in establishing the team, culture, delivery standards, and engineering practices for this hub with a lot of growth potential into more senior roles.

Your Impact

Massively scaling scaling the Lisbon engineering hub so lot's of hiring

Build, lead, and mentor a team of up to 25 software engineers (once too big, hire/promote leads for less direct reports)

Shape engineering culture with a strong focus on quality, scalability, security, and compliance

Drive delivery excellence in a regulated fintech environment

Act as a key partner to Product, Compliance, and Executive leadership

What You’ll Do

Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development

Run Agile/Scrum ceremonies and ensure high delivery standards (Do
R/Do
D)

Balance innovation with regulatory and risk requirements

Embed
-
- design and compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, DORA)

Track engineering KPIs (e. g. DORA metrics, reliability, compliance)

Own incident management and lead blameless
- mortems

Collaborate closely with Governance, Risk, and Compliance teams

Provide transparent reporting to the CTO and senior stakeholders

What We’re Looking For

5+ years’ experience as an Engineering Manager or senior engineering leader

Strong background in Fin
Tech, Banking, or Crypto (regulated environments)

Proven experience leading
-
- large engineering teams

Hands-on understanding of microservices, distributed systems, containers, Ia
C

Experience embedding compliance standards into engineering workflows

Strong Agile delivery mindset and stakeholder management skills

Fluent in English with excellent communication and documentation abilities

Why Join Us

Competitive compensation

Hybrid work model but flexible working hours &
- first culture across company

24 vacation days + paid sick leave

Learning budget & lots of career growth opportunities

Relocation to Lisbon is possible as well! VISA etc. will be arranged for you