Group Engineering Manager, Fintech Trading (Remote)

Jobgether; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote working opportunities

Medical insurance coverage

Professional development budget

Language learning budget

Wellness budget

Job summary

Jobgether partners with a Netherlands-based fintech partner to hire a Group Engineering Manager. You will lead multiple engineering and IT teams, drive production reliability, and optimize latency and throughput for a high-performance trading platform.

In a 24/7, regulated environment, you will shape engineering strategy, oversee incident response, align priorities with business goals, and collaborate with vendors, security, and compliance to deliver reliable, scalable systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building, managing, and operating high-reliability technology systems.
• At least 5 years of experience leading multiple engineering or IT teams through Engineering Managers or IT Managers.
• Proven experience managing 24/7 production operations, incident response, escalation processes, and service recovery.
• Strong technical understanding and experience with low-latency, high-throughput systems.
• Professional experience in fintech, trading, financial services, or another regulated industry.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including team development, performance management, and organizational planning.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to coordinate cross-functional teams and drive complex delivery initiatives.
• Proven ability to balance operational reliability, engineering performance, and business priorities.
• Advanced proficiency in Ukrainian.
• Upper-intermediate English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering and IT teams through Engineering Managers and IT Managers, overseeing recruitment, team development, performance management, and organizational effectiveness.
• Take ownership of production reliability and operational excellence across the trading platform, ensuring high availability, effective incident management, and continuous service improvement.
• Drive end-to-end trading performance optimization, focusing on order execution latency, system throughput, and market data delivery.
• Oversee 24/7 production operations and incident response, establishing effective escalation procedures and ensuring timely service recovery.
• Manage delivery across the engineering group, aligning priorities, resources, project timelines, and commitments with business objectives.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key technology vendors, including trading platform providers, liquidity bridge providers, and colocation partners.
• Ensure technology platforms and operations comply with applicable regulatory, security, and risk management requirements in collaboration with Security and Compliance teams.
• Monitor engineering, IT operations, and reliability metrics to identify performance gaps and drive measurable improvements.
• Promote a culture of accountability, operational discipline, technical excellence, and continuous improvement across all engineering squads.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to balance platform stability, performance requirements, and evolving business needs.

Job description

Jobgether partners with a Netherlands-based fintech partner to hire a Group Engineering Manager. You will lead multiple engineering and IT teams, drive production reliability, and optimize latency and throughput for a high-performance trading platform.

In a 24/7, regulated environment, you will shape engineering strategy, oversee incident response, align priorities with business goals, and collaborate with vendors, security, and compliance to deliver reliable, scalable systems.