Engineering Manager – Authentication & Authorisation
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Engineering Manager leading Pliant’s authentication and authorization engineering team. Building secure fintech payment infrastructure while mentoring engineers and driving technical execution.
Responsibilities:
- Build and lead one engineering team focused on authentication and authorization architecture for the Pliant platform
- Start with a small team of existing and new backend/frontend engineers, a Product Manager, and partial Design support
- Architect scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions
- Initially contribute approximately 40–50% hands-on, gradually transitioning to a leadership-focused role
- Mentor and develop engineers and support psychological safety through performance reviews and candid feedback
- Foster communication, career development, engineering excellence, test-driven bug fixing, automated testing, continuous integration, and daily production deployments
- Collaborate with Product Managers, backend/frontend engineers, and non-technical teams on business goals, features, changes, bug fixes, and initiatives
- Guide technical discussions, steer release timelines, and ensure automation and operational excellence
- Set and track quarterly team OKRs with the Product Manager
- Promote innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with peers on company-wide initiatives and foster a positive team and department culture
- Report to the Head of Engineering for the group
Requirements:
- 7+ years of software development experience with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot
- 2+ years of leadership/management experience
- Strong background in distributed, testable, and maintainable backend systems
- Prior experience with authentication and authorization
- Deep understanding of REST APIs, relational databases, PostgreSQL, and microservices
- Experience leading teams, mentoring engineers, and driving best practices
- Passion for people management and developing engineering teams
- Strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to drive projects from concept to completion by leveraging team skills
- Experience with security-related infrastructure or third-party vendors is a plus
Benefits:
- Attractive remuneration
- Choice of preferred hardware: Windows-based laptop or MacBook Pro
- Flat hierarchy and transparent communication in a relaxed, professional atmosphere
- Opportunity to develop your talent in a dynamic team with ambitious goals
- Flexibility and possibility to work remotely
- Company card with a monthly allowance for lunches, coffee, etc. with co-workers
- Opportunity to work in a growing team with big responsibilities and strong knowledge exchange and excellence
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