Engineering Manager

Powens; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid telework

23 days holiday

Nomad up to 25% time

Meal vouchers 8€/day

Health insurance Sanitas

Home office budget

Language courses

Office snacks

Job summary

Powens is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the EMI Services squad. You will report to the CPTO and oversee 10 developers, QA, and tech leads, driving delivery and technical performance across Powens’ products.

This role sits in Spain with direct management of the local team and regular collaboration with Europe across an international, fast-moving fintech environment. You will mentor engineers, define goals, and align technical decisions with business objectives while promoting AI

Qualifications

• Solid experience in software development.
• At least 2 years leading engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; French a plus.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering collaboration and learning.
• Able to balance development quality and velocity.
• Able to articulate technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Participate in Engineering Department's vision and organization to meet development goals.
• Manage the development team of product-oriented squads.
• Recruit and onboard new hires, ensure team cohesion and mindset.
• Set goals and KPIs to measure performance and development quality.
• Coach Lead Developers, Developers and QAs.
• Define and run rituals to ensure delivery.
• Maintain link between squads and external stakeholders.
• Understand regulatory and security framework around Powens.
• Challenge technical decisions and guide solutions to meet business objectives.
• Drive AI adoption across the team and measure impact.

Skills

Software development

Engineering team management

Spanish and English fluency

Mentoring

Technical communication

Python

Microservices architecture

gRPC

Fintech experience

Balance speed and quality

Job description

About us

Powens is the trusted Open Finance partner for financial institutions and fast-growing companies across Europe and Latin America, helping them automate financial workflows, embed payments seamlessly, and turn real-time financial data into actionable decisions.

Headquartered in Barcelona and Paris, Powens operates at the intersection of financial data and payments. Through one platform and two applications, we give our customers the infrastructure to manage finances, automate accounting, assess risk, and grow their businesses.

At Powens, we ask why before we build, we take initiative and see things through, we move from problem to solution together, and we work seamlessly across Europe as one team. If you enjoy pushing things forward rather than accepting the status quo, you'll fit in here.

We are a trusted partner to leading financial institutions and software providers, and we achieve this by hiring exceptional people. Joining Powens means being part of an inclusive, multicultural, and international team of over 130 employees.

About the role:

As Engineering Manager, you will directly report to the CPTO . You will sit on top of the “EMI Services” composed by Tech Leads, Software developers and QA (10 people). You will oversee the delivery and the technical performance for all the products developed and maintained by the squad.

A direct manager of developers in Spain, the Engineering Manager will drive ambition through leadership, and leverage its people management skills to build long-term motivation and performance.

What will be your responsibilities?

• Participating in the Engineering Department's vision and organization to meet our development goals.

• Manage the development team of product oriented squads.

• Responsible for recruiting team members and participating in the onboarding of new hires, ensuring group cohesion and mindset.

• Setting goals and KPI to measure team performance and development quality. Use those metrics to understand and improve the teams’ effectiveness. Communicate this information (in insights) to management.

• Coach and provide support to Lead Developers, Developers and QAs.

• As Engineering Manager you will define and run the rituals necessary to ensure the delivery.

• Maintain a constant link between squads and external stakeholders to increase the teams’ business knowledge - don’t become a firewall

• Maintain a healthy understanding of the regulatory and security framework around Powens.

• Challenge technical decisions, help team members define the best technical solution to meet the business objectives

• Drive AI adoption across the team, champion use cases within Powens’ AI Chapter, and measure impact with concrete metrics.

What qualities and skills are required?

• Solid experience in software development.

• At least 2 years of proven experience in supporting and managing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating successful team development and project delivery.

• Fluent in Spanish and English,French will be a plus.

• Ability to mentor and guide team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, productivity, and continuous learning within the team.

• Able to balance between development quality and velocity in the product delivery.

• Capable of clearly articulating technical concepts to diverse stakeholders (Product, DevOps, Compliance and Legal).

• Knowledge of Python, Microservices Architecture, gRPC will be a plus.

• Prior experience in a fintech environment will be a plus.

Hiring process

• HR online interview.

• CPTO online interview.

• Case study resolution and an online discussion meeting with the CPTO and another EM or SPM.

• On site interview with Tech Leads and Product Owner.

• Call with the CHRO.

What we offer:

• International environment and new challenges.

• Hybrid telework model with up to 3 days from home/week after the first 2 months.

• 23 days holiday + compensation additional days.

• Possibility to work as a Nomad up to 25% of your working time.

• 8€/day meal voucher card.

• Flexible Compensation with Cobee.

• Health Insurance with Sanitas at lower price.

• Home office budget to buy IT equipment.

• Language courses & professional training with selected partners.

• Coffee, snacks and fresh fruit in the office.

Salary range = 70k-75k fix + 5k variable

Women are under-represented in the fintech industry. To women candidates, please dare to take your rightful place!

Powens Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer, we foster an inclusive and diverse working environment without any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability.. If reasonable accommodations are needed for the interview process, please let us know to accommodate!