Engineering Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Fintech): Leading and growing a platform engineering team to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure and tooling for private markets investment platform with an accent on cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Focus on shaping technical direction, team coaching, and building sustainable tech processes in a fast-growing startup environment.

Location: Remote within Spain or Portugal with quarterly trips to Berlin

Company

hirify.global is an investment tech startup founded in Berlin in 2021, focused on transforming private markets with a digital platform trusted by leading fund managers and institutional LPs.

What you will do

• Lead, grow, and support the platform team fostering ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Own platform strategy and roadmap, prioritizing initiatives and managing team capacity
• Provide technical direction for AWS- and Kubernetes-based platform, balancing speed, reliability, security, and cost
• Oversee cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code practices ensuring secure and resilient AWS environments
• Drive improvements in CI/CD and developer experience by aligning stakeholders and removing friction
• Champion observability, reliability, and incident response practices

Requirements

• Location: Must be based in Spain or Portugal
• Work format: Remote within Spain or Portugal
• 3+ years experience leading engineering teams
• Strong foundation in cloud technologies (AWS), Kubernetes, Docker, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automating infrastructure provisioning and deployments
• Excellent communication skills and team leadership abilities

Nice to have

• SRE background and familiarity with SOC 2/ISO 27001 compliance
• Experience with TypeScript, Python, or Go
• Experience in private markets, fintech, or highly regulated industries

Culture & Benefits

• Diverse and driven team culture with strong ownership
• Flexible working hours and remote work for residents in Spain or Portugal
• 28 days vacation plus public holidays
• Competitive compensation package
• Quarterly trips to Berlin
• Modern tech stack and work setup

Hiring process

• Initial interview with People team (30 min)
• Hiring Manager interview focusing on culture and values (60 min)
• Technical system design interview with engineers (60 min)
• Leadership case interview with Product and Design (60 min)
• Final round with VP of Engineering and VP of Product (60 min)
• Optional meet-and-greet with cross-functional team (30 min)