Engineering Manager (Data & Platform)

IT STARTS HERE 

Santander (www.santander.com) is evolving from a global, high-impact brand into a technology-driven organization, and our people are at the heart of this journey. Together, we are driving a customer-centric transformation that values bold thinking, innovation, and the courage to challenge what’s possible. 

This is more than a strategic shift. It’s a chance for driven professionals to grow, learn, and make a real difference.  

Our mission is to contribute to help more people and businesses prosper. We embrace a strong risk culture and all our professionals at all levels are expected to take a proactive and responsible approach toward risk management. 

Santander Consumer Finance focuses on business development related to consumer finance products, sales channels and commercial agreements with dealers, vehicle manufacturers or retail distribution establishments, as well as commercial functions associated with direct sales (branches, call centers or digital channels) and indirect sales (through third parties) of consumer finance products. 

THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE  

Santander Auto Software is looking for a remote Engineering Manager for Data and Platform teams  

Santander Auto Software is a fully remote software team within the Auto-Finance Domain of  Santander. Working with ownership and autonomy, we’ve built from scratch, a state-of-the-art global software platform and product suite that is being rolled out across Europe. The business is 100% enabled by modern software technology and the organisation is comprised of skilled software builders distributed across Europe.    

We have been building out our  fast-paced culture  with  ownership,  autonomy  and collaboration at its heart. We have a bias for action, a curious mindset and all of this means we deliver high quality software with a large impact that every staff member gets to be a part of. 

 Join us if you are looking for an opportunity to work with a Tech company mindset and support software development. Building impactful technology solutions that serve thousands of international customers. This role is likely to be a good fit if you are curious, passionate and enjoy a respectful and empowering culture where software teams' partner with experienced product managers, technical program managers and software leadership 

We’re shaping the way we work  through innovation, cutting-edge technology, collaboration and the freedom to explore new ideas. To succeed in this role, you will be responsible for: 

• Be responsible for the overall development life cycle of the solution and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact  

• Partner with Product Managers in developing a road map to provide compelling capabilities that helps us succeed in our business goals  

• Work with senior engineers to assess feasibility and develop the best technical design and approach for new product development  

• Instill best practices for software development and documentation, assure delivery meet requirements, and delivers the intended quality of work on tight schedules  

• Facilitate growth and progression of direct reports  

• Monitor and improve team performance using metrics, feedback and continuous learning  

• Partner with HR and technology peers to ensure our ways of working are aligned with the key needs of the wider Santander organisation.  

WHAT YOU’LL BRING 

Our people are our greatest strength. Every individual contributes unique perspectives that make us stronger as a team and as an organization. We’re enabling teams to go beyond by valuing who they are and empowering what they bring. 

The following requirements represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities essential for success in this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Professional Experience  

• Running agile and/or lean software delivery processes with consistency. Project management experience as useful plus.  

• Disambiguating and assessing technological feasibility of product and technological priorities  

• Delivering software in a fast-paced working culture  

• Determining the minimum appropriate scope of work required to meet a business need and delivering  

• Software engineering experience as a programmer, preferably up to a senior level  

• Experience working with the fundamentals of our tech stack: Reactive frontend, Java and Kotlin micro services with RESTful APIs, Containerisation with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, event-driven architecture with Kafka, Cloud infrastructure (AWS)  

• Fintech / B2B2C experience useful  

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE  

• We expect you to be competent and confident with the following:  

• Being self-motivated, self-accountable and comfortable working in a fast-paced and sometimes ambiguous environment  

• Communicating concisely and effectively both verbally and in writing to different audiences (in English)  

• Building a driven, collaborative and trusting team culture that strives for excellence and learning from mistakes  

• Taking ownership of technical problems and driving solutions in partnership with your engineers  

• Thinking about the importance of delivering business value and using data to inform your decisions  

• Building a team culture with a focus on collaboration rather than autonomy  

Education 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field. Or equivalent work experience.  

Santander is proud of being an organization where there are equal opportunities regardless of age, gender, disability, civil status, race, religion or sexual orientation. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible application process for all candidates.