Ebury is a hyper-growth FinTech firm, named in 2021 as one of the top 15 European Fintechs to work for by AltFi. We offer a range of products including FX risk management, trade finance, currency accounts, international payments and API integration.
Engineering Team Lead - Fintech
Ebury Madrid Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home
This is a new role within the Ebury Technology Department focussing on leading a team focused on Client Evolution development. Working side by side with the product and the technology team, you will lead a cross-functional team in identifying and prioritizing key areas of a partner’s business where AI solutions can drive significant business benefit. You will drive efficiencies and best practices as Ebury grows and matures over the coming years.
Responsibilities:
- Understand company and client challenges and how integrating AI capabilities can help lead to solutions
- Managing product priorities
- Represent the team in different forums
- Work closely with Product to have clear implementation plans for product roadmaps
- Foster technical decision-making on the team, but make final decisions when necessary
- Draft and review quarterly Engineering KPIs for your team
- Define and implement best practices for monitoring, incident management, and troubleshooting of infrastructure and applications.
- Design and implement automation tools and processes to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
- Participate in the design and implementation of new systems and services to ensure they meet our reliability and scalability requirements
- Manage the team's performance, develop career paths, and provide coaching and mentoring to team members
- Give regular and clear feedback around an individual's performance
- Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies, tools, and practices
- Setting clear team goals
- Delegating tasks and set deadlines for your internal team
Experience and qualifications
- Knowledge of basic algorithms, object-oriented and functional design principles, and best-practice patterns
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
- 2+ years of experience in managing teams
- In-depth knowledge of performance metrics
- Organizational and time-management skills
- Decision-making skills
- Strong knowledge of Linux systems, cloud infrastructure, networking, and databases
- Proven experience in designing and implementing highly available and scalable applications
- Hands-on experience with automation tools and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Since you will work side by side with colleagues from different countries, you will be able to communicate clearly and concisely your ideas in English both written and spoken
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About Us
Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 25 countries worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Bucharest to Toronto, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.
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Ebury is a Fintech company specialised in international payments, collections, and foreign exchange services. It offers financial solutions aimed mainly at SMEs and midcaps. Ebury offers foreign exchange activity in over 130 currencies - for both major and emerging markets - as well as cash management strategies, trade finance, and foreign exchange risk management.
Founded in London in 2009 by Spanish engineers Juan Lobato and Salvador García, the company has grown its global market presence to a network of 31 offices in 21 countries and more than 1,300 employees.
Throughout its history, the company has received more than 20 international awards, including the Financial Times 1000 Europe's fastest-growing companies 2020 and The Sunday Times Tech Track 100. All these recognitions place Ebury as one of the leading European financial technology companies.
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