Engineering Manager - Product Foundation

Scalable Capital is a leading digital investment platform in Europe.
Since our foundation in 2014, we pursue the mission to empower everyone to become an investor. With the Scalable Broker, Scalable Wealth, Scalable Crypto and our solutions for B2B partners we offer easy and cost efficient investing for everyone.
Today, Scalable Capital is a FinTech unicorn - we have more than 600,000 customers and more than 15 billion Euros on our platform.

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As an Engineering Manager within our Product Foundation Tribe at Scalable Capital, you'll be pivotal in leading a team of talented engineers. Your role involves more than just managing a team; it is about inspiring and guiding them to build a secure, compliant, and efficient foundation for our products. Your leadership will directly influence our foundational components, from user authentication to client onboarding and internal back office systems.

We're in search of a leader who is a true bar-raiser - someone who inspires their team to exceed expectations and contribute significantly to our product direction. Your role will require a balance of technical understanding, strategic thinking, and effective communication, as you'll be navigating the complexities of a growing organization and fostering a culture of innovation.

The ideal candidate embodies our core engineering values: diversity, lifelong learning, humility, hard work, ownership, and collaboration. You should be ready to take responsibility for your team, lead with confidence, and engage in meaningful dialogues for the betterment of our processes and products.

In this role, you will:

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers, driving technical and operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within your team.
• Ensure alignment with the Product Foundation Tribe's goals (OKRs), optimizing processes to manage and serve our ever-growing user base.
• Collaborate effectively with other departments and stakeholders, contributing to the strategic direction of our engineering efforts.
• Champion diversity, lifelong learning, and a collaborative spirit within your team.
• Be part of the recruitment process to attract your potential new colleagues or team members.

• Previous experience as a backend developer, preferrably for cloud infrastructures / event-based asynchronous architectures.
• Leadership experience in an engineering management role, preferably in a fintech or fast-paced tech environment, is beneficial.
• Strong technical background with an understanding of software development processes and challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A commitment to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and innovative work environment.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to align team goals with business objectives.
• Experience in process optimization and a track record of implementing best practices in software development.

What We Expect From Your Application

We value leaders who demonstrate an impact mindset. In your application, share how you've led teams to success and fostered innovation in your previous roles. While a cover letter is not mandatory, it’s an opportunity to express your passion for the role and how it aligns with your leadership philosophy. We carefully review each application, looking for leaders eager to raise the bar alongside us.

• Be part of one of the fastest-growing and most visible Fintech startups in Europe, creating innovative services that have a substantial impact on the lives of our customers
• Work with an international, diverse, inclusive, and ever-growing team that loves creating the best products for our clients
• Enjoy an office in a great location in the middle of Munich or Berlin Mitte, a vibrant district surrounded by an exciting array of restaurants, cafés and convenient amenities or choose to work remotely within Germany (if eligible for the job)
• Be productive with the latest hardware and tools
• Learn and grow by joining our in-house knowledge sharing sessions and spending your individual Education Budget 
• Learn and experience German culture first hand by joining our free German language classes
• (International) relocation support
• Enjoy your free time with 30 paid vacation days and take the opportunity to work from abroad
• Benefit from an attractive compensation package and from the company pension scheme
• Say goodbye to order commissions and say hello to your complimentary subscription of Scalable Capital's PRIME+ Broker

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