Lead Engineer

Klarna; Varese; In loco; EUR 100.000 - 160.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Klarna is seeking an engineering leader to own and improve banking-scale systems handling real-money transactions, mentoring peers and elevating engineering practices. The role emphasizes architecture decisions, reliability, and cross-team collaboration across domains in a growth-focused environment.

You will design for regulated constraints, drive AI usage standards, and articulate trade-offs to diverse audiences while delivering robust financial systems across teams.

Competenze

• Proven experience building and operating high-scale, reliable systems.
• Ability to articulate trade-offs and non-taken paths.
• Strong communication to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Mansioni

• Own and improve systems that handle real-money transactions across domains.
• Mentor peers and elevate engineering practices.
• Design for regulated banking constraints (reliability, auditability, controls).
• Set standards for AI usage in everyday practice.

Conoscenze

Java

Python

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Descrizione del lavoro

In this role you will own and improve systems that handle real-money transactions for millions of users. You’ll work across domains in a hands-on capacity, shaping architecture and decisions that impact reliability and business outcomes. You’ll mentor peers and elevate engineering practices while embedding AI as a working method, not just a demo. This is a growth-focused opportunity at Klarna to push the boundaries of banking-scale engineering and influence multiple teams as the business evolves. You’ll be central to delivering robust, compliant financial systems and driving cross-team collaboration.

• Make defensible technical decisions and justify trade-offs
• Ensure designs align with broader architecture and reliability concerns
• Design for regulated banking constraints (reliability, auditability, controls)
• Mentor engineers and raise technical standards across teams
• Act as a multiplier to elevate teams and domains
• Set standards for AI usage in everyday practice
• Proven experience building and operating high-scale, reliable systems
• Ability to articulate trade-offs and non-taken paths
• Strong communication to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Leadership through impact, not title, with ability to drive initiatives across teams
• Comfort with ambiguity and cross-team collaboration without formal authority
• cross-functional collaboration
• clear communication
• problem-solving under pressure
• Java
• Python