FinTech Engineering Lead — Checkout & Payments

Bertelsmann; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Riverty in Amsterdam, Berlin and Tallinn is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide multiple teams responsible for our Checkout, Consumer & Merchant platforms and consumer finance offerings.

You will combine engineering leadership with architectural thinking to set direction, align teams, and drive performance and innovation across regions. This role emphasizes AI-enabled engineering and scalable delivery within a fast‑paced FinTech environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading engineering teams and developing engineering leaders.
• Broad software engineering and architectural expertise across frontend, backend, data and cloud technologies.
• Product/Business mindset translating priorities into technical direction.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management across levels.
• Demonstrated AI fluency and ability to translate AI opportunities into engineering practice.
• Ability to align multiple teams in an international environment.

Responsibilities

• Shape and own the technical direction across multiple teams, translating architectural vision into clear priorities.
• Lead and grow a team of Engineering Leads to build high‑performing squads.
• Drive engineering and delivery excellence at scale with modern practices while ensuring compliance.
• Balance delivery with long‑term technical sustainability and debt reduction.
• Foster alignment across teams and enable autonomous yet cohesive decision making.
• Identify high‑value AI use cases and scale successful practices across teams.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software architecture

Product and business mindset

Stakeholder management

AI fluency

Cross‑functional alignment

Job description

Riverty in Amsterdam, Berlin and Tallinn is seeking an Engineering Lead to guide multiple teams responsible for our Checkout, Consumer & Merchant platforms and consumer finance offerings.

You will combine engineering leadership with architectural thinking to set direction, align teams, and drive performance and innovation across regions. This role emphasizes AI-enabled engineering and scalable delivery within a fast‑paced FinTech environment.