Engineering Manager

We are a leading financial platform, building the future of payments, shopping, and banking—a world where consumers and merchants can transact effortlessly, grow together and where we create abundance and generate pride in them. Today, we serve over 2 million customers and partner with more than 20,000 merchants, making Addi Colombia’s fastest-growing marketplace.

We provide banking solutions (deposits, payments, unsecured credit) and commerce services (e-commerce, marketing) using state-of-the-art technology, bridging the financial gap for millions and redefining how people experience financial freedom. As the country’s leading Buy Now, Pay Later provider, we have secured regulatory approval to operate as a bank, unlocking even greater opportunities for our customers. In the past year, we have also achieved profitability, reinforcing the strength of our business model and our ability to scale sustainably.

Our mission has earned the trust of world-class investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Architect Capital, GIC, Goldman Sachs, Greycroft, Monashees, Notable Capital, Quona Capital, Union Square Ventures, Victory Park Capital, and more, who back our vision for the future. With their support, we are not just growing—we are transforming Latin America’s financial ecosystem and shaping the next generation to shop, pay, and bank in Colombia.

But what truly sets us apart is how we build. We are a conscious company, driven by deep experience in scaling technology, services and products, and we live by our values every day.

This is where you come in. Below, you’ll find what this role is all about—the impact you’ll drive, the challenges you’ll tackle, and what it takes to thrive at Addi. If you’re ready to be part of something big, keep reading.

Lead and develop a high-performing servicing engineering team that delivers high-quality, scalable, and innovative solutions fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, continuous improvement and timely delivery of impactful projects while ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals and priorities.

• Leadership and Team Development

  • Built and nurtured a high-performing team by fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and collaboration.

  • Ensured development, growth, and retention within the team by identifying strengths and ambitions, offering coaching, and hiring as needed.

  • Lead the structuring of career ladders for engineers in your team.

  • Owned the engineering hiring pipeline and work alongside the talent acquistion team to attract great talent.

  • Effectively onboarded new members into the engineering organization.

• Delivery Excellence

  • Be accountable for timely and quality delivery from your engineering team.

  • Moderated team retrospectives and own the software development process within your team.

  • Tracked and repored engineering KPIs weekly to measure progress and identify improvement areas.

• Scalability and Efficiency

  • Scaled systems and architecture to support increased traffic and originations

  • Streamlined processes to enable the team to achieve these goals without increasing infrastructure or headcount.

• Collaboration and Alignment

  • Fostered collaboration across teams and areas to ensure seamless execution and alignment with company priorities.

  • Worked closely with Product teams and stakeholders to integrate feedback and adapt to business demands.

• Operational Excellence

  • Pushed for operational excellence by improving system performance, reducing technical debt, and enhancing system monitoring and alerting capabilities.

  • Made contributions to our Architecture Decision Records repository to improve our platform and workflows.

• Technical Involvement

  • Reviewed, provided feedback, and improved technical designs within your team.

  • Developed and deployed new features to production sporadically using our CI/CD pipeline.

  • Reviewed pull requests and transfer knowledge to your team.

• Proven experience leading high-performing engineering teams in fast-growing companies or fintechs

  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience in backend development.

  • Minimum 1-2 years leading technical teams in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

  • Proven ability to build, manage, and scale engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration and accountability.

  • Skilled at resolving team conflicts, giving constructive feedback, and inspiring continuous improvement.

• Strong leadership and team development skills:

  • Ability to build, develop, and scale high-performing engineering teams with a focus on talent retention and development.

  • Demonstrated experience in creating high-performance cultures, fostering strategic alignment, problem solving mindset, excellence driven, collaboration, results orientation, and continuous skill improvement. Strong people processes foundations in identifying, attracting and hiring great engineers to join your team., retention, development, onboarding.

• Solid technical expertise in backend systems, architecture.

  • Strong technical expertise in backend systems, architecture, and development practices, with the ability to engage in technical discussions and support team development.

  • Growing knowledge of our software architecture, including the principal styles and patterns that we are using, and staying technically relevant within the organization.

  • Deep knowledge of the system's internals staying technically relevant within the organization.

  • Ability to guide architectural decisions and ensure the delivery of maintainable, scalable systems.

• Outstanding project managements Skills

  • Strong ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver projects while managing dependencies and timelines.

  • Ability to provide long-term technical estimations to product managers.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead the delivery of complex technical solutions, balancing performance, scalability, and cost.

  • Partnered with product teams to define technical roadmaps and deliver features that directly contributed to revenue growth or user satisfaction.

• Good Communication and Stakeholder Management

  • Exceptional communication skills in Spanish and English, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences.

  • Strong experience managing stakeholder expectations and ensuring alignment across teams.

• Work on a problem that truly matters – We are redefining how people shop, pay, and bank in Colombia, breaking down financial barriers and empowering millions. Your work will directly impact customers' lives by creating more accessible, seamless, and fair financial services.

• Be part of something big from the ground up – This is your chance to help shape a company, influencing everything from our technology and strategy to our culture and values. You won’t just be an employee—you’ll be an owner

• Unparalleled growth opportunity – The market we’re tackling is massive, and we’re growing faster than almost any fintech lender at our stage. If you’re looking for a high-impact role in a company that’s scaling fast, this is it.

• Join a world-class team – Work alongside top-tier talent from around the world, in an environment where excellence, ownership, and collaboration are at the core of everything we do. We care deeply about what we build and how we build it—and we want you to be a part of it.

• Competitive compensation & meaningful ownership – We believe in rewarding our talent. You’ll receive a generous salary, equity in the company, and benefits that go beyond the basics to support your growth.

We believe in a fast, transparent, and engaging hiring experience that allows both you and us to determine if there's a great fit. Here’s what our process looks like:

• Step 1: People Interview (30 min)
  A conversation with a recruiter to get to know you, your experience, and what you're looking for. We’ll also share more about Addi, our culture, and the role.

• Step 2: Initial Interview (45-60 min)
  A more in-depth conversation with the hiring manager, where we explore your skills, experience, engineering management background and technical proficiency. We want to understand how you think and work.

• Step 3: System Architecture Interview (60 min)
  You'll meet with the engineering manager and strong ICs to have System Arquitecture interview so prepare your self for it! We want to evaluate youe ability to design scalable, efficient, and reliable systems while considering trade-offs, performance, and best practices.

• Step 4: Role Play (60min)
  You'll navigate a leadership scenario with an Engineering Manager and a Recruiter, focusing on people management, and handling challenges within the team. Be prepared to showcase your people management skills.

• Step 5: Product Deep Dive Interview (45min)

  A conversation with your Product Manager to discuss product strategy, technical trade-offs, and collaboration. Be ready to showcase how your engineering decisions and product delivery align with business and user needs.

• Step 6: Engineering Bar Raiser Interview (45min)

  A high-level discussion with our CTO on the engineering vision, what we are building, and how you will contribute to our product, organization, decision-making, and long-term impact. Be prepared to demonstrate your strategic thinking, problem-solving, and how you're aligned with our engineering culture.

• Step 7: Co-Founder Interview
  If there’s a strong match, you’ll have a final conversation with our Founder to align on expectations, cultural fit and ensure mutual excitement. From there, we’ll move quickly to an offer and discuss next steps.

We value efficiency and respect for your time, so we aim to complete the process as quickly as possible. Our goal is to make this experience insightful and exciting for you, just as much as it is for us. Regardless of the outcome, we are committed to always providing feedback, ensuring that you walk away with valuable insights from your experience with us.