Engineering Manager - Cards Experience EU

the team in navigating a highly specialized domain that includes card infrastructure, banking integrations, and complex flows of funds, helping balance immediate delivery needs with long-term platform sustainability and maintainability. While deep domain expertise in payments, banking integrations, or financial systems is not a strict requirement, experience working within complex transactional systems. Through strong people leadership, technical judgment, and operational excellence, you’ll help scale a reliable and seamless cards experience for customers across Europe. As an Engineering Manager, you will: Being accountable for the delivery and personal development of your team(s) Acting as servant leader to your engineers and adapting your leadership style to the needs of the situation Taking care of individuals' performance in the organisation and supporting their journey and ownership of their career using coaching and mentoring where appropriate Act as a technical champion, ensuring that

the team has the time and context to build systems that meet the needs and standards of our organisation Enabling fluent and effective collaboration within

the team, and supporting them through challenges in system architecture, design or implementation Develop and evolve a long-term strategy and roadmap for

the team, working with the Product Manager and aligned with the Tribe mission. Strategic team building and planning for delivering highly available features that scale with our growth Being a key part of the recruitment and growth of the engineering team. Working with the business and team metrics to deliver a 7 star experience to our customers. An understanding of how engineering impacts product and business needs Providing feedback to stakeholders within Builders (Product and Eng) and sometimes the wider business Required skills and experience: You have around 5-8 years of experience managing software engineers For this role, we’re looking for someone who has managed (and will continue to) around 8-10 software engineers. You come from a technical background - ideally in software engineering, where you were a hands-on IC. You are a people manager who builds an effective work culture that improves the working lives of your team. You have experience managing larger teams where it’s necessary to build processes and systems of delegation to get work done. You act as a problem finder and solver technically and organisationally, helping

the team to overcome any issue that prevents your engineering fellows to perform at their best. You run effective performance reviews that celebrate achievements and help your team identify where to grow next in line with their aspirations and the needs of the business. Pragmatism and obsession for simplicity, efficiency, and performance. You have the ability to adapt and react fast to an ever-changing environment.

How We Work At Perk, we take an IRL-first approach to work, where our team works together in-person 3 days a week. As such, this role requires you to be based within commuting distance of our hubs. We fundamentally believe in the value of meeting in real life to improve connectivity, productivity, creativity and ultimately making us a great place to work. For certain roles, we can help with relocation from anywhere in the world, English is the official language at the office. Please submit your resume in English if you choose to apply. Do not forget to submit an updated portfolio and/or resume. Perk is a global company with a diverse customer base, and we want to make sure the people behind our product reflect that. We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means you’re welcome at Perk regardless of how you look, where you’re from, or anything else that makes you, well, you. Protect Yourself from Recruitment Scams All official communication from Perk will always come from email addresses ending in @ perk.com or @ externalperk.com , our verified social media channels, or recruiters listed on our official LinkedIn page. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, or fees, request sensitive personal information such as bank details early in the process, or communicate through unofficial apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, or Signal. If you receive a message claiming to be from Perk that seems suspicious, please do not respond. Forward it to security [at] perk .com , and we will confirm whether it is legitimate.

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