(Sr) Engineering Manager - Building the next generation Neobank (Greenfield) - Fintech - Lead the Lisbon Engineering Hub from scratch - Solid comp & High impact - Lisbon

(Sr) Engineering Manager - Building the next generation Neobank (Greenfield) - Fintech - Lead the Lisbon Engineering Hub from scratch - Solid comp & High impact - Lisbon
Setúbal
Setúbal, Setubal, 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