Engineering Manager

About Us

About The Role

Day-To-Day Responsibilities

• Conduct regular 1:1s, mentoring, and coaching sessions.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies and ensure Definition of Ready / Done compliance.
• Support hiring pipelines and candidate interviews.
• Track delivery progress and report on metrics to the CTO.
• Ensure alignment with IT controls and compliance standards.

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and coach up to 30+ software engineers, fostering professional growth and a culture of accountability.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and performance management processes.
• Promote continuous learning, compliance awareness, and best engineering practices.

Delivery & Execution

• Ensure timely delivery of features and solutions aligned with product roadmaps and regulatory deadlines.
• Partner with Product Managers to prioritize effectively and balance innovation with compliance obligations.
• Remove impediments within and across teams, ensuring smooth collaboration.

Technical & Compliance Guidance

• Provide technical direction and architectural coaching where needed.
• Embed security-by-design and compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, DORA) into engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Governance, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to standards.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Implement and monitor engineering KPIs (e.g., DORA metrics, service reliability, compliance indicators).
• Oversee incident response processes and run blameless postmortems.
• Contribute to risk assessments, audits, and business continuity planning.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a bridge between engineering, product, compliance, and executive stakeholders (CTO, CISO, PPMO).
• Provide transparent reporting on progress, risks, and incidents.
• Promote cross-team collaboration and knowledge-sharing

Requirements

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or a senior-level leader with 5+ years, leading and mentoring teams;
• Solid experience in a regulated FinTech, Banking, or Crypto environment with a strong understanding of the associated security and operational risks;
• Mandatory expertise in implementing and enforcing compliance
• standards in engineering practices: PCI DSS, GDPR, DORA;
• Strong background in Agile/Scrum methodologies, including facilitating sprint ceremonies and driving process improvements to ensure delivery excellence;
• Expertise in Microservices and Distributed Architecture; Containerization and Orchestration; Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC);
• Familiarity with Data Warehouse (DWH) concepts and integrating with data pipelines for reporting and analytics;
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills for acting as a liaison between engineering, product, compliance, and executive stakeholders;
• Fluent in English with excellent documentation and cross-team coordination skills

The Umo Standard

• **Dynamic Work Environment:**
• Vibrant offices and strong local teams across Lisbon, Dubai, Kyiv, and Lviv — with openness to remote for the right fit.
• **Rest & Recovery:**
• 24 days of annual leave, dedicated paid sick leave, and observance of Public Holidays to keep you at your best.
• **Recharge Week:**
• After your first year with us, enjoy two consecutive 4-day work weeks annually — a built-in reset to help you sustain peak performance for the long run.
• **Full Setup:**
• Top-of-the-line hardware and a home office stipend so you can do your best work anywhere.
• **Growth Ecosystem:**
• A dedicated learning budget and a clear, accelerated path toward executive-level leadership within the UMO ecosystem.
• **Impact & Ownership:**
• Your work directly shapes the product and company direction — not just executes it.