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Scalable Capital, a leading European fintech platform with over €50 billion in assets under management and 900+ employees, is seeking an Engineering Manager for Client Data & Lifecycle to lead a highly technical backend team in Munich.
You will manage a team of five backend engineers responsible for critical client master data systems, APIs, data quality, and client relationships that form the foundation of the client journey across the organization. This is a blend of people leadership and strong technical direction—you'll guide architecture and execution in complex problem spaces while helping the team build foundational capabilities that scale with the company's growth.
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead, coach, and develop backend engineers, supporting their growth and long-term careers
- Provide technical direction across databases, event-driven systems, microservices, APIs, and AWS infrastructure
- Guide architectural decisions that improve data integrity, consistency, scalability, performance, and operational reliability
- Own technical delivery of platform capabilities for new products, including retirement accounts and European market expansion
- Drive evolution of client data into reusable platform capabilities for cross-organizational teams
- Enable reliable asynchronous data replication and integration patterns
- Collaborate with Product, Compliance, Operations, and Client Support to translate business and regulatory needs into technical solutions
- Create clarity and prioritization in ambiguous problem spaces, balancing short-term delivery with long-term platform health
- Raise engineering standards around software design, testing, observability, and operational ownership
- Participate in hiring and help build a diverse, high-performing engineering organization
- Define goals and contribute to the Client Technology Tribe's technical and organizational roadmap
The team's upcoming focus includes preparing the platform to support retirement accounts and enabling expansion into additional European markets.
Scalable Capital offers hybrid work from centrally located Munich or Berlin offices, or remote work within Germany if eligible. Benefits include latest hardware and tools, in-house knowledge-sharing and career development, free German language classes, international relocation support, work-from-abroad opportunities, attractive compensation and pension scheme, 50% Deutschland Jobticket contribution, complimentary PRIME+ Broker subscription, and discounted sports activities through Urban Sports Club.
Requirements:
- Several years of professional software engineering experience, including complex backend or distributed systems
- Previous experience managing and developing software engineering teams
- Strong technical expertise in database-backed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
- Practical experience designing and operating scalable, reliable services in AWS or comparable cloud environment
- Experience making architectural decisions involving data consistency, API design, asynchronous communication, and system scalability
- Strong understanding of software development practices, testing, observability, and production operations
- Ability to provide technical leadership without needing to be hands-on in day-to-day implementation
- Strong analytical thinking and ability to navigate ambiguity and make sound trade-offs
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills; ability to influence across teams and explain complex technical topics clearly
- Professional proficiency in English
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have:
- Experience with Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot
- Experience with master data, data platforms, data quality, or data replication
- Experience in fintech, banking, or other regulated environments
- Experience building platforms used by multiple product or engineering teams
- Familiarity with compliance-sensitive client data and lifecycle processes
