Engineering Manager

About us:

BVNK provides modern payment infrastructure for businesses. We unify banks and blockchains in a single platform. With BVNK, businesses can send and receive stablecoin payments, convert between currencies, and add stablecoin payments to their checkout. Using our flexible platform, and robust global licensing and compliance expertise, innovators can launch new payment products quickly and compliantly.

We are a diverse team spread across the UK, Europe, South Africa, the US, and APAC, with a shared belief that all payment flows will interact with crypto in the coming decade, and BVNK will be at the forefront of this transformation of the financial system. We have raised $50M in Series B funding from top investors including Haun Ventures, Tiger Global, and Coinbase Ventures, and we're looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build the next generation of payments.

We're incredibly honored to have made Newsweek's list of The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2 years running (2023 and 2024) and to have been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in 2024.

Location: We offer a Hybrid/Remote working policy which allows us to hire across EMEA.  

FUNCTION: Engineering

About this role in the team:

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead, mentor, and drive one or more high-performing engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable payment solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, partner with product managers, ensure the timely delivery of product increments, and uphold best practices in software development. This role requires a balance of strong technical expertise, hands on approach and exceptional leadership skills to help shape our engineering culture and deliver innovative products.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Leadership & Team Management:
• Lead and mentor a team or two of software engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Provide technical guidance, career development support, feedback and performance evaluations.
• Identify and recruit top engineering talent to grow the team.
• Establish efficient ways of working within your teams
2. Technical Excellence:
• Drive architectural decisions for scalable and secure payment platforms.
• Ensure code quality, system reliability, and adherence to best practices in development and testing.
• Review and contribute to technical designs and codebases when necessary.
3. Project Management:
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define scope, timelines, and deliverables.
• Oversee the planning and execution of sprints, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Identify and mitigate risks throughout the software development lifecycle.
4. Stakeholder Collaboration:
• Work closely with leadership to align engineering efforts with business goals and priorities.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for cross-functional teams, partners, and clients.
5. Innovation & Continuous Improvement:
• Advocate for and implement modern tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve team productivity.
• Drive a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.

Experience & Expertise:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven track record of leading engineering teams in a fast-paced environment, ideally in fintech or payments.
• Strong technical expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, Go) and frameworks.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of payments systems, financial protocols (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 8583), and security best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps principles.

Skills:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and often ambiguous environment.
• Strong analytical and data-driven mindset for pragmatic decision-making.

What We’re Looking For:

• Passion for building products disrupting the payments industry.
• Excitement for solving complex problems in a constantly evolving industry.
• A drive for collaboration across teams to deliver impactful solutions.

What you can expect from us:

• Fair and competitive salary at every stage of your growth
• Meaningful ownership in the business through our employee option scheme
• Flexible working hours, with hybrid working at its heart
• A culture built on passionate growth minded people
• A flexible approach to holiday
• Opportunities to travel to our offices around the world, in locations such as London and Cape Town, to collaborate with your colleagues 
• An open and creative environment where you can help us define the future of BVNK, it’s culture, and it’s opportunity sets

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.