Engineering Manager

Summary

Join BVNK, a modern payment infrastructure provider, as an Engineering Manager. Lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams to deliver scalable and reliable payment solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring timely product delivery and upholding best practices. This role demands strong technical expertise, a hands-on approach, and exceptional leadership. BVNK offers a hybrid/remote work policy and a competitive salary and benefits package. We are a diverse team recognized for our great workplace culture.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Benefits

• 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