Engineering Manager (M/F/D)

LYNX Amsterdam; Berlin; On-site; EUR 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Bonus system

Collaborative environment

Freedom to choose tools

Personal training budget

Drinks and fruit

Pension plan & insurance

Meal vouchers

Additional holidays

Team events

Learning about financial markets

Job summary

LYNX is seeking an Engineering Manager to scale our engineering organization and deliver reliable, scalable software across the client journey. You will lead cross-functional squads and shape teams through coaching and career development.

In this role you will own delivery while fostering ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence. You will partner with Product Managers, Tech Leads, Designers, and other stakeholders to align priorities and execution.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in software engineering with leadership.
• Strong knowledge of modern software practices and Agile.
• Experience delivering complex software in teams.
• Proven experience leading engineering teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience with cross-functional, distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams.
• Foster ownership, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Ensure predictable, high-quality software delivery.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Tech Leads, Designers, and stakeholders.
• Balance delivery with sustainability and capacity.
• Drive improvements in practices, testing, and deployment.
• Support engineers' growth and engagement.
• Promote AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity.
• Align squads and drive engineering-wide improvements.
• Help shape products for onboarding, investing, trading, compliance across Europe.

Skills

People leadership

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teams

English fluent

Tools

Cloud-native architectures

DevOps practices

Job description

Engineering Manager (M/F/D)

At LYNX, we're looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to help scale our engineering organization and support the delivery of reliable, scalable, and high-quality software solutions across the entire client journey.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead one or more cross-functional engineering squads and play a key role in building strong teams, improving engineering practices, and ensuring successful delivery of business-critical applications. You will combine people leadership with delivery ownership, helping engineers grow while aligning engineering execution with business objectives.

What you'll do

As our Engineering Manager, you will create an environment where teams can thrive, deliver impactful software, and continuously improve their ways of working.

Your responsibilities include:

• Lead, coach, and develop engineering teams through feedback, performance management, and career development.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Ensure predictable and high-quality delivery of software projects and initiatives.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Tech Leads, Designers, and other stakeholders to align priorities and execution.
• Balance delivery objectives with technical sustainability and team capacity.
• Drive improvements in engineering practices, testing, deployment processes, and operational reliability.
• Support engineers in their professional growth and help build engaged, high-performing teams.
• Promote the responsible use of AI-assisted tools to improve software delivery and team productivity.
• Drive alignment and collaboration across squads and contribute to engineering-wide improvements.
• Help shape products and services that improve onboarding, investing, trading, compliance, and client experience across Europe.

Who you are

You are an experienced engineering leader who enjoys building strong teams and creating an environment where people and technology can excel.

• You have 5+ years of experience in software engineering, including experience in an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or similar leadership role.
• You have a strong understanding of modern software development practices and agile methodologies.
• You have experience delivering complex software products in a collaborative environment.
• You have proven experience leading, coaching, and developing engineering teams.
• You possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• You are fluent in English
• You are experienced in working with cross-functional and distributed teams.
• You have strong organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with cloud-native architectures, DevOps practices, and modern engineering tooling.
• Experience within financial services, fintech, trading platforms, or other highly regulated environments.
• Professionally fluent in Dutch or German, depending on the office location.
• Experience scaling engineering teams in an international organization.

What we offer

• Flexible working hours in one of our European offices, preferably Berlin or Ghent.
• An attractive compensation package and participation in our bonus system.
• A friendly and collaborative environment where people support each other and celebrate success together.
• The freedom to choose the tools and equipment you need to do your best work.
• A yearly personal training budget to support your professional and personal development.
• Free hot and cold drinks, fruit, and regular team activities.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including pension plan, insurance, meal vouchers, and additional holidays (depending on location).
• Company-wide events, including summer and Christmas celebrations.
• A unique opportunity to learn more about financial markets and trading technology.

Who we are

“LYNX helps you invest in yourself.”

“Working at LYNX means joining the LYNX family.”

“The development opportunities make LYNX the best place to work.”

This is what employees say about LYNX — and it reflects exactly what we aim to offer: an environment where you can get the best out of yourself.

From our offices in Amsterdam, Ghent, Berlin, and Prague, we work every day to provide private and professional clients with the best trading opportunities through a fast, user-friendly, and reliable platform.

LYNX is an international FinTech company where around 300 colleagues contribute to client success across Europe in an informal, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.

We're an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates without regard to gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability, or neurodiversity.