Engineering Manager, Payments Platform

Information about the position 

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to join our Payments Platform team. This team is first of its kind and will be working closely with the product team but also other domains to streamline the technology strategy. The team will consist of Backend Engineers, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), and Information Security Engineers (ISEs) to enhance the reliability, security, and efficiency of our payment services. In this position Engineering Manager will be acting as a single threaded leader for the team, owning backlog, managing stakeholders and the team itself.

Take a look at https://vinted.engineering/ to see what we’re up to at Vinted.

In this position, you’ll 

Accountable for:

• Results of a team (delivery management and quality of engineering)
• Processes and procedures in a team (working in the right ways on the right things)
• People in the team (ensuring that we have great people working in true harmony)
• Owning your backlog for the most impact (alignment of the stakeholders, contribution to technology strategy)

In practise it means:

• Build and maintain a team of people who trust each other, are not afraid of healthy conflict, are committed and accountable, and who care about results
• Focus on the professional and personal growth of your team and yourself, including conducting performance and compensation reviews
• Oversee the maintenance and improvement of Vinted Pay infrastructure
• Drive security initiatives and integrate best practices
• Act as the interface between various domains and ensure aligned integration with other product teams
• Champion cross-team technical initiatives fostering innovation
• Provide necessary developer tools to enhance engineering efficiency
• Maintain consistency in service structure across platforms
• Collaborate closely with other Engineering leads to bring continuous improvements and take our Engineering organisation to a new level

About you 

• Possess extensive hands-on engineering experience, including coding, or substantial leadership experience within engineering teams, alongside a strong understanding of engineering concepts.
• Like getting things done and done well
• Like working with people and helping them
• Know a thing or two about stakeholder management
• “Embracing uncertainty” is a phrase that does not scare you
• Pragmatic and reasonable person
• Excellent at communicating in spoken and written English

Work perks 

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 working days of holiday
• Newest MacBook models
• Free access to an office gym
• Mental and emotional health support through the Mindletic app
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• Private health insurance
• On-site canteen serving delicious homemade food at friendly prices
• Frequent team-building events
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted 

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is €6,258 - €8,475 gross per month.