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Engineering Manager in FinTech

Overview

Capitalise.com is an award winning growth stage FinTech startup based in London. We’re the leading finance platform in the UK dedicated to giving small businesses and their advisers transparency and control over business finance, in one place.

Our mission is to revolutionise small business financial health with cash flow insights and instant access to capital through a marketplace of lenders. Capitalise.com has over 150,000 small businesses on our platform and has achieved £2bn of funding approvals.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager to be responsible for our engineering-led projects, APIs and overall operational excellence.

Our mission

Capitalise is here to clear up the confusion around business finance. With our help, every small business can see where it stands, spot risks it might face and choose funding that’s a better fit. For a more confident future.

About the role

As a Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in our product team with a wide range of responsibilities. You will report to our Head of Product, Jack Johnson.

You will be responsible for managing our integration partners (lenders and data providers), working with the Tech Leads to deliver engineering projects and optimise our platform and customer experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage engineering roadmaps, align with objectives and stakeholder expectations.
• Oversee integration projects with strategic partners, ensuring seamless API integrations and collaboration.
• Work closely with and manage backend engineering teams and projects
• Write requirements, documentation and briefs to deliver on the engineer-led projects
• Own platform stability, monitoring and operational excellence
• Manage and coordinate remote engineering teams, fostering collaboration and accountability.
• Monitor and analyse product performance metrics, using insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Advocate for customers, ensuring their needs and pain points are addressed in product development.

Who you are:

• Seasoned Professional: You have 5+ years working in an engineering/delivery team with some hands on experience on architecture, engineering or DevOps related activities
• An Engineer at Heart: You understand deeply the engineering world and have had (or still have) experience in hands on architecture and programming. We're Kotlin and TypeScript mostly at Capitalise
• Detail-Oriented: You have a keen eye for detail, ensuring the highest quality standards are met and errors are monitored
• Business Analyst: You can write detailed briefs, documentation and requirements which make engineers happy
• Project Leader: You have held positions of project responsibility, delivering projects and product evolutions
• Building Relationships: Preferably, you worked closely with at least one project involving API integrations with an external strategic partner.
• Customer First: You prioritise the needs and experiences of customers, ensuring our products deliver real value.
• Stakeholder Manager: You can effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, balancing their needs and expectations.
• Remote Team Coordinator: You have experience managing and coordinating remote engineering teams, ensuring effective collaboration.

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter to jack.johnson@capitalise.com.