Engineering Manager

Mollie; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mollie is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of application engineers across Europe, shaping technical roadmaps and collaborating with cross-functional partners. You will influence product quality, scalability, and innovation while mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions.

The role combines hands-on engineering with strategic leadership, requiring strong communication, a customer-centric mindset, and a track record of delivering high-impact, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of managing multidisciplinary teams, with a proven ability to recruit, retain, and grow top engineering talent.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor engineering teams. Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Significant hands-on experience building scalable, robust, and fault-tolerant systems on the JVM or PHP stacks.
• Strong understanding of product development principles and a customer-centric approach.
• Balance speed and quality, make quick decisions, and learn from mistakes.
• Ownership and enthusiasm; see new tasks as growth opportunities.
• A mindset of delivering value to customers with speed and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing team of application engineers with a hands-on leadership approach.
• Bring strong technical expertise in large-scale distributed systems and guide teams through complex transitions.
• Drive strategic technical decisions with cross-functional teams and initiatives aligned with business goals.
• Identify improvements, propose actionable solutions, and coordinate efforts to improve velocity and effectiveness.
• Shape the broader domain vision, influence strategic direction, and set goals for product improvement.
• Balance hands-on engineering with big-picture thinking and mentor high-performing teams.
• Maintain a results-driven mindset focused on delivering impact at scale.

Skills

Management

Leadership

Product sense

Problem solving

Bias to action

Shipping mindset

Communication

Team mentoring

Tools

JVM

PHP

Job description

Your opportunity:

At Mollie, we’re on a mission to make payments and money management effortless for every business in Europe. We started 20 years ago when we launched a more direct, affordable way for companies to get paid. That provided an alternative to the frustrating, overpriced solutions that banks offered at the time. Today, we serve more than 250,000 businesses across Europe with an all-in-one solution that simplifies payments and money management. And we’re a 850-strong team of product, finance, support, commerce, and engineering specialists working across Europe – from Lisbon to London.

As a hands-on Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team of skilled engineers in defining and delivering the technical roadmap for our products. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you’ll help shape product strategy and direction, while representing engineering in key technical discussions. Your work will directly influence product quality, scalability, and innovation, playing a critical role in our overall success.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead a growing team of application engineers, with a hands-on leadership approach expected from all engineering managers

• Bring strong technical expertise and a proven track record in large-scale distributed systems and/or guiding teams through complex technical transitions

• Drive strategic technical decisions in collaboration with cross-functional teams, and lead cross-domain technical initiatives that align with overall business and product goals

• Identify improvements within the team, propose actionable solutions, and coordinate efforts to improve team velocity and effectiveness

• Help shape the broader domain vision, influence strategic direction, and set goals for ongoing product improvement

• Balance hands-on engineering with big picture thinking, taking pride in mentoring and developing high performing teams

• Maintain a results driven mindset focused on delivering impact at scale and speed

What you have:

• Management Experience: Preferably 2+ years of managing multidisciplinary teams, with a proven ability to recruit, retain, and grow top engineering talent.

• Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor engineering teams. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills. You are a great active listener.

• Engineering Excellence: Significant hands-on experience in various contexts, building scalable, robust, and fault-tolerant systems and full-stack products, preferably on the JVM or PHP stacks.

• Product Sense: A strong understanding of product development principles and a customer-centric approach.

• Bias Towards Action: Balance speed and quality, make quick decisions, and learn from mistakes.

• Problem-Solving Ability: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a passion for finding creative solutions to complex challenges.

• Passion and Energy: Demonstrate ownership and enthusiasm, seeing new tasks as opportunities to contribute and grow.

• Always Be Shipping Mindset: It’s about consistently delivering value to customers, where speed and quality go hand in hand.

*Kindly note relocation support is not offered for this position unfortunately.