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Mollie is a European fintech company serving 250,000+ businesses with an all-in-one payments and money management platform. Founded 20 years ago, the company operates across Europe with 850+ employees and is headquartered in the region.
As Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead a growing engineering team of 20+ engineers with a hands-on leadership approach. You'll own the technical roadmap and delivery of existing and new products, collaborating with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and product direction. Your role balances strategic technical decision-making with direct team leadership and mentorship.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and developing a 20+ person engineering team with focus on hiring, retention, and career growth
- Driving strategic technical decisions in collaboration with product, finance, and other cross-functional partners
- Leading cross-domain technical initiatives aligned with business and product goals
- Identifying team improvements and coordinating efforts to enhance velocity and effectiveness
- Shaping domain vision and influencing strategic direction for ongoing product improvement
- Maintaining hands-on technical involvement while mentoring high-performing engineers
- Delivering results at scale and speed with a bias for action
You'll work in a fast-paced environment where your impact is highly visible, directly contributing to customer experience improvements and company success.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 5+ years of proven leadership and management experience in engineering
- Demonstrated success hiring, retaining, and developing top engineering talent
- Strong hands-on technical expertise in building scalable, resilient, full-stack systems in diverse environments
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems and/or guiding teams through complex technical transitions
- Strong mentorship and teaching mindset; ability to invest in engineer growth through code reviews, architectural guidance, and coaching
- Collaborative leadership style fostering openness, trust, and peer learning
- Bias for action: moving fast without compromising quality, learning from mistakes
- Commitment to consistent delivery of customer value ("Always Be Shipping" mindset)
Note: Visa and relocation support is not offered for this role.
