As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing our engineering team to deliver successful projects for our clients. You will be responsible for overseeing project execution, managing and mentor technical resources, and ensuring the on-time and on-budget delivery of high-quality solutions. Your role is pivotal in shaping the technical direction of projects, maintaining client relationships, and ensuring the overall success of our engagements.
At the strategic level, our Engineering Manager aligns engineering activities with company goals and objectives, provides expert guidance and support, approves newly-developed policies, and maintains positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. To be successful in this position, you should have exceptional leadership, communication, and management skills, years of management experience, and a belief in developing the skills and talents of others.
● Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.
● Provide coaching, career development, and performance management for team members.
● Collect a combination of metrics, reporting, analysis, and action plans to ensure that the engineering team consistently delivers high-quality work and adapts to changes and challenges
● Implement and maintain quality assurance processes, including code reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration, to deliver high-quality software.
● Allocate engineering resources efficiently, balancing workloads, and optimising team productivity.
● Lead engineering teams to successfully deliver projects, adhering to client requirements and project timelines.
● Act as point of contact for clients, maintaining strong relationships and managing client expectations throughout the project lifecycle.
● Ensure project scope, objectives, and deliverables are clearly defined and achievable.
● Promote the documentation of coding standards, and best practices to ensure knowledge sharing and maintainability.
● Experience as software engineer;
● Experience in management / leadership role;
● Knowledge of Cloud, Microservices architecture and Native Mobile Applications
● Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
● Leadership skills necessary to manage and develop a team;
● Analytical and mathematical mind, capable of evaluating and solving various complex problems;
● Ability to provide and receive constructive feedback;
● You understand and have experience with Agile methodology;
Proficiency in English;
What We Do
Backbase is a fast growing fintech software provider that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation and effectively compete in a digital-first world. We are the creators of the Backbase Omni-Channel Banking Platform, a state-of-the-art digital banking software solution that unifies data and functionality from traditional core systems and new fintech players into a seamless digital customer experience. We give financials the speed and flexibility to create and manage seamless customer experiences across any device, and deliver measurable business results. We believe that superior digital experiences are essential to stay relevant, and our software enables financials to rapidly grow their digital business. More than 120 financials around the world have standardized on the Backbase omni-channel banking platform to streamline their digital sales and self-service operations across all digital touchpoints. Our customer base includes ABN AMRO, Bank ABC, Barclays, BPI, CheBanca!, Citizens Lightstream, Credit Suisse, Fidelity, HDFC, IDFC, KeyBank, Ila Bank, Me Bank, Navy Federal, PostFinance, RBC, RBS, Standard Bank, Societe Generale, Truist, U Bank and Westpac.
Industry analysts Celent, Gartner, Forrester and Ovum recognize Backbase as an industry leader in terms of omni-channel banking platform capabilities, and award the company high marks for its deep focus on customer experience management and unparalleled speed of implementation. Forrester named us a leader in the Forrester Wave for Omni-Channel Banking and Ovum nominates Backbase as the market leading provider of next-generation digital channel banking platforms.
Backbase was founded in 2003, is privately funded, with headquarters in Amsterdam (HQ Global) and Atlanta (HQ Americas) and regional operations in Boisse, Cardiff, Dubai, Kraków, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.