Engineering Manager, Fiat Connectivity - Finance Primitives

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead their Finance Primitives organization. The role involves overseeing bank integrations and financial APIs, ensuring operational stability and compliance. Candidates should have over 6 years of software engineering experience, with at least 2 years in management. The position offers a competitive salary and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonuses and equity

Generous vacation policy

Wellness reimbursement

Catered lunches

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven experience working on financial integrations, payment systems, or banking APIs.
• Strong background in backend development using Java, Go, Python, or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of engineers responsible for building bank integrations.
• Own the architecture of business-critical systems with high reliability.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritize features.

Skills

Software engineering

Leadership

Financial integrations

Backend development

Communication

Job description

Overview

Job Description

At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. It’s big, it’s bold, and we’re already doing it. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. And we get to do the best work of our career and grow our skills surrounded by colleagues who have our backs.

If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

DESCRIPTION

As an Engineering Manager in our Finance Primitives organization, you'll play a critical role in owning and evolving the systems that keep the financial engine of the company running. This team sits at the heart of our infrastructure—responsible for bank integrations, payment connectivity, and a suite of business-critical services that ensure money moves reliably and securely across our platform.

You'll lead a team of talented engineers focused on delivering robust, scalable, and compliant financial infrastructure. From integrating with global banking partners to powering real-time transaction flows, your work will directly impact the operational stability and financial accuracy of the entire business.

This is a high-impact role ideal for someone who thrives in complex domains, values precision, and is motivated by the challenge of building systems that underpin the company’s trust and reliability.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead and grow a team of engineers responsible for building and maintaining bank integrations, payment pipelines, and financial APIs.
• Own the architecture and operational excellence of business-critical systems with high reliability and availability requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders in Product, Finance, and Compliance to prioritize features, support audits, and ensure alignment with business goals.
• Drive strategic decisions around vendor integrations, financial data flows, and secure handling of sensitive data.
• Champion engineering best practices including testing, monitoring, alerting, and documentation.
• Act as an escalation point for production incidents related to your team’s domain.
• Participate in planning, roadmap development, and team resourcing to support both short-term deliverables and long-term scalability.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 6+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2+ years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Proven experience working on financial integrations, payment systems, or banking APIs (e.g., SWIFT, SEPA, Open Banking, Plaid, etc.).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, secure data processing, and transactional consistency.
• Strong background in backend development using such as Java, Go, Python, or similar.
• Experience managing production systems with high availability and performance requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Comfortable working in regulated or compliance-heavy environments (e.g., SOC2, PCI, GDPR).

WHO WE ARE

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact. A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what , , , , or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
• Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
• Industry-leading parental leave policies. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of ancestry, citizenship, marital status, physical, mental, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.

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