Financial domain professionals with backend engineering experience will find this leadership role in a remote, hybrid infrastructure environment.
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Original posting from JustMarkets via Greenhouse
We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and scale one of the key engineering areas of our platform. You will lead several cross-functional teams through Team Leads and Engineering Managers and be responsible for people leadership, delivery excellence, and technical direction across a hybrid infrastructure.
Depending on your background, you will lead one of three areas: Deposits and Payouts, which moves client funds in fiat and crypto from deposit to withdrawal; Identity and KYC, which takes clients from registration to full verification; or Core Ledger, Treasury and Custody, which keeps every balance accurate and protects client and company assets.
Responsibilities
Lead and scale multiple cross-functional engineering teams (backend, frontend, infrastructure, mobile) through Team Leads and Engineering Managers, growing the area to up to 40 engineers
Own delivery, quality, and technical outcomes across your area, including cross-team initiatives and dependencies
Partner with Product, Trading, and Senior Engineering leadership to shape the area roadmap and translate business requirements into technical execution
Drive engineering processes across teams, including planning, estimation, CI/CD, code reviews, testing, and release management
Ensure technical alignment, high availability, and observability of systems running on hybrid infrastructure, while balancing technical debt with delivery velocity
Hire, mentor, and grow Team Leads and Engineering Managers, run performance calibration, and own promotion decisions
Plan headcount 1 to 2 years ahead, design team structure, and manage the area budget
Foster a culture of ownership, customer focus, and result orientation
Requirements
At least 7 years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend background, ideally including hands-on Ruby
At least 3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager, including managing Team Leads or Engineering Managers
Proven experience leading an engineering organisation of at least 20 engineers across several teams
Proven experience in headcount planning, team structure design, and budget management
Background in financial systems, trading platforms, or other high-reliability domains
Solid understanding of AWS, on-premise and hybrid infrastructure, CI/CD, deployment strategies, and observability tools
Upper Intermediate English proficiency
Will be a plus
Experience building new teams from scratch and scaling an engineering organisation from one team to several
Experience with low-latency or high-throughput systems
Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code tools
We offer
20 paid vacation days per year
10 paid sick leave days per year
Public holidays as per the company's approved Public holiday list
Medical insurance
Opportunity to work remotely
Professional education budget
Language learning budget
Wellness budget (gym membership, sports gear and related expenses)
Source: JustMarkets careers (Greenhouse)