Engineering Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Fintech/Clojure): Leading cross-functional engineering teams to build banking infrastructure and payment offerings with an accent on functional programming and high-autonomy environments. Focus on managing Shape Up cycles, ensuring technical correctness in financial systems, and developing engineering talent.

Location: Remote within the UK or London

Company

A fully regulated UK bank providing the banking backbone for product-led fintechs and platforms.

What you will do

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams owning product areas like card issuing, payments, or onboarding end-to-end.
• Manage delivery through Shape Up cycles, converting pitches into executable work for engineers.
• Take accountability for technical decisions, architecture trade-offs, and maintaining high system correctness.
• Coach and develop engineers within a high-autonomy environment, helping them level up their technical and professional skills.
• Collaborate with product leads and stakeholders to connect technical execution to real customer problems.
• Hire and scale the engineering team, focusing on functional programming expertise.

Requirements

• Must be based in the UK.
• Proficiency in functional programming (production experience with Clojure, Elixir, Erlang, Haskell, or Scala).
• Proven track record of building high-performing teams and developing engineers.
• Experience partnering with product teams to shape what gets built.
• Comfort with a high-autonomy, fast-paced startup environment.

Nice to have

• Fintech domain expertise in payments, banking, or card issuing.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first approach with asynchronous and fully flexible working arrangements.
• High-trust, high-autonomy environment with a focus on impact over activity.
• Engineering culture that values maintainability and observability over cleverness and premature optimization.
• Optional access to a small London office in Moorgate.
• Inclusive environment committed to diversity and representation.