Engineering Manager (Java/Kotlin) - Fintech
Core
Lead a team of 6–10 backend engineers building resilient, high-throughput payments infrastructure for Delivery Hero's global food delivery platform.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Java/Kotlin)
Builds
Payments infrastructure, wallets, and credit solutions supporting millions of customers and merchants across 70+ countries.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Distributed Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Team leadership (6+ engineers), distributed systems architecture, JVM/Kotlin/Java expertise, Postgres/Kafka stack knowledge, SLO/SLI definition, CI/CD, agile project management, fintech compliance (PCI-DSS), stakeholder management, hiring and culture building.
Preferred skills
Experience coaching through conflict, deep technical judgment in architectural patterns, systems thinking for high-load scenarios.
Technologies
Java, Kotlin, Postgres, Kafka, JVM
Responsibilities
Own day-to-day leadership of 6–10 engineers including 1:1s, performance cycles, hiring, and onboarding; participate in design reviews and RFC feedback to raise technical quality; plan and prioritize team delivery while removing blockers; partner with product and data stakeholders to shape roadmap; uphold engineering standards for code quality, testing, and observability; manage on-call health and incident resolution.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leadership
