Engineering Manager
Description
As an Engineering Manager at Trustly, you will play a crucial role in leading and supporting an agile team of talented engineers. Working closely with product managers, lead developers, and other stakeholders, you’ll ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable systems while fostering a positive and empowering team culture. This is an excellent opportunity to bridge technical excellence and people management, delivering real impact in the payments industry.
Responsibilities
- Team Leadership : Lead, coach, and support a team of engineers, enabling them to perform at their best while fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning
- Delivery Excellence : Drive successful delivery of the team’s commitments, ensuring alignment with domain objectives and product goals
- Technical Collaboration : Work hands-on with lead developers and engineers to design, implement, and maintain scalable systems and solutions aligned with Trustly’s technical standards
- Product Partnership : Work closely with the product manager to define and prioritise the team’s roadmap, balancing short-term goals with long-term vision
- Operational Ownership : Ensure your team’s systems operate reliably in production, with high performance, availability, and maintainability
- Talent Development : Recruit, onboard, and mentor engineers, creating an environment where they can grow and thrive
- Process Improvement : Advocate for and implement best practices in agile methodologies, DevOps, and engineering processes to continuously improve team effectiveness
Requirements
- Proven experience managing engineering teams in agile environments, with a strong focus on team empowerment and delivery
- Hands-on engineering background with expertise in Java and experience in building scalable, robust systems
- Familiarity with modern tech stacks including Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and Spring Boot
- Experience working with cloud solutions (preferably AWS), monitoring, and analytics
- Knowledge of service-based architecture and microservices
- Strong ability to balance technical decisions with business needs, ensuring delivery without sacrificing scalability, performance, or reliability
- Committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence
- Passion for DevOps practices and ownership, with a track record of driving improvements in automation and monitoring
- Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills
- Fluent in English
Benefits
- 20 to 30 days of holiday to support a healthy work-life balance
- Monthly team outing allowance to enjoy social events with your colleagues
- Parental leave top-up additional support for new parents
- Daily breakfast and on-site perks to make your workday smoother
- Well being support our health allowance covers gym memberships, massages, and much more to help you feel your best
- PLUS additional benefits designed to enhance your work-life experience!