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Pliant · 1 day ago

Engineering Manager - Banking Infrastructure *remote* (m/f/d)

Pliant is a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions, and they are seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their newly established Banking Infrastructure engineering team. This role involves contributing to hands-on engineering, leading the team, driving technical direction, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure effective delivery of high-quality solutions.

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Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Contribute as a hands-on Engineer: Actively contribute to the codebase in the early phase of the role, helping the team deliver high-quality solutions while setting a strong example for engineering standards and practices
Lead and Develop the Team: Own the delivery, health, and effectiveness of your engineering team. Provide clear direction, foster psychological safety, and support individual growth through regular feedback, performance reviews, and coaching
Mentor and Grow Talent: Foster open communication, career development, and engineering excellence by championing best practices like test-driven bug fixing, automated testing, continuous integration and daily deployments to production
Collaborate with Stakeholders: Work closely with product managers, backend and frontend engineers, and non-technical teams to align on business goals, deliver high-quality features, and manage changes, bug fixes, and new initiatives
Drive Technical Direction: Guide the team in technical discussions to find innovative solutions, steer timelines for releases, and ensure automation and operational excellence are front and center in scaling the Pliant platform for rapid growth
Manage OKRs and Continuous Improvement: Set and track quarterly team OKRs together with the product manager. Promote innovation, knowledge sharing, and ongoing enhancements to maintain a culture of excellence
Champion Pliant Values: Embrace and live Pliant’s core values - Push It, Own It, Open Up, Be Kind, Have Fun, Be Pliant - while collaborating with peers on company-wide initiatives and fostering a positive team and department culture

Qualification

Java/KotlinSpring BootREST APIsPostgreSQLMicroservicesPeople managementProblem-solvingMentoring

Required

7+ years of software development experience with Java/Kotlin and Spring Boot, including 2+ years in leadership/management
Strong background in distributed, testable, and maintainable backend systems
Deep understanding of REST APIs, relational databases (PostgreSQL), and microservices
Experience mentoring engineers, and driving best practices
Passion for people management and developing engineering teams
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to drive projects from concept to completion by leveraging your team's skills

Benefits

Your choice of preferred OS, Windows or Mac
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

Company

Pliant

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Pliant is a fintech company that provides modular, API-first B2B payment solutions to help businesses.

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$225.12M
Key Investors
Varengold BankSBI InvestmentAlstin Capital
2025-04-28Series B· $40M
2024-04-17Series A· $19.2M
2024-01-16Series A· $8.7M

Leadership Team

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Malte Rau
CEO / Co-Founder
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Fabian Terner
Co-Founder & CPO
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