Senior Engineering Manager

Mollie; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mollie is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager in Milan, Italy to steer the technical roadmap for our payments platform. You will lead a 20+ engineer team, driving architectural decisions and delivery velocity across products, while mentoring engineers and shaping the domain strategy.

You will collaborate with product, design, and operations to ensure scalable, reliable systems and fast improvements that enhance customer experience across Europe.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a leadership role in engineering.
• Experience leading teams of 20+ engineers.
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong mentoring and coaching of engineers.
• Bias for action with fast, quality delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing engineering team of 20+ engineers with hands-on leadership.
• Define technical roadmap and delivery for existing and new products.
• Drive strategic technical decisions with cross-functional teams.
• Mentor and develop high-performing engineers and managers.
• Represent the team in technical discussions with partners.

Skills

Leadership

Distributed systems

Engineering management

Hiring & mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager

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 Senior Engineering Manager, you'll lead the technical roadmap and delivery of our existing and new products. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape strategy and product direction, while also representing the team in technical discussions with key partners. In this fast-paced environment, your impact will be highly visible, driving customer experience improvements and contributing to the company’s success.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead a growing engineering team of 20+ 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:

• Strong leadership and team development skills: You set clear goals, provide transparent feedback, mentor engineers, and support career growth while driving high-impact results.
• Proven management experience: With 5+ years in a leadership role, you've demonstrated success in hiring, retaining, and developing top engineering talent.
• Commitment to engineering excellence: Bring hands-on experience building scalable, resilient, and full stack systems in diverse environments, leading by example and setting a high bar .
• Bias for action: You believe in moving fast without compromising quality. You're not afraid to make mistakes as long as they're opportunities to learn and improve.
• Mentorship and teaching mindset: Invest in the growth of others through code reviews, architectural guidance, or coaching, you help engineers refine their skills, build confidence, and take on new challenges.
• Collaborative spirit: You foster a culture of openness and trust, you value feedback, encourage peer learning, and support team-wide development.
• Always Be Shipping Mindset: It's about consistently delivering value to customers, where speed and quality go hand in hand.

Kindly note that visa and relocation support is not offered for this particular role.