Engineering Team Lead (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Team Lead (Fintech): Leading a squad of engineers to optimize the "Idea to Production" cycle with an accent on delivery predictability and people leadership. Focus on system design, hands-on technical contribution, and adopting AI-native engineering workflows.

Location: Krakow, Poland

Company

hirify.global is a leading provider of digital engagement platforms for the banking industry.

What you will do

• Lead a squad of 6–9 engineers, owning 1:1s, performance calibration, and hiring decisions.
• Optimize the team's "Idea to Production" cycle and strengthen delivery predictability.
• Spend approximately 50% of time on system design and 20% on hands-on development and code reviews.
• Mediate interpersonal and cross-team conflicts to protect team cohesion and delivery.
• Utilize technical depth to identify unrealistic estimates, fragile designs, or risk blind spots.
• Drive the adoption of agentic tooling, LLM workflows, and AI automation to accelerate the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with a track record of shipping production code recently.
• Strong desire to lead people while remaining an active technical contributor.
• High emotional intelligence and resilience under pressure.
• Ability to act as a strong unblocker, translating and synthesizing information for the team.