Engineering Manager

Qred; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing fintech scale-up in Stockholm is looking for an Engineering Manager to shape their teams and drive efficiency through methodologies like Agile and DevOps. This role involves overseeing performance management for around 10 engineers, fostering collaboration with cross-functional teams, and leading recruitment strategies. The ideal candidate has a passion for developing talent and a strong technical background in full-stack development. This is a full-time position with a hybrid working setup, requiring at least three days per week in the office.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years as Head of Engineering or five years as an Engineering Manager.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and modern software practices.
• Experience with Claude code for task automation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee performance and staff management of ~10 engineers.
• Champion Agile, Lean, Continuous Delivery, and DevOps methodologies.
• Define team structures and optimize resource allocation.
• Lead recruitment strategy and attract top engineering talent.

Skills

Mentoring and developing engineering talent

Full-stack experience in Javascript (Node.js / React / React Native)

Agile methodologies and DevOps practices

Excellent communication skills

Collaboration across functions

Communication

Claude

Education

University engineering degree

Tools

Claude

Job description

Overview

Dedicated to powering entrepreneurs, Qred is a profitable, fast-growing fintech scale-up bank. In just 10 years, we’ve grown from a startup to hitting 1 billion SEK in annual revenue supporting over 50,000 entrepreneurs and helping create 10,000+ jobs every year. We combine smart tech with real-world experience to make funding simple, fast, and fair for entrepreneurs who need it most. With strong backing, a flat organization, and bold growth plans, we’re now looking for an Engineering Manager to join us and shape the future of small business owners.

About The Role

As an Engineering Manager at Qred, you\'ll play a crucial role in shaping our organizational design, people management, and way of working. You\'ll be acting as one of two Engineering Manager in our Revenue Domain reporting to the CTO, leading and supporting two development teams with one Tech Lead per team. Your focus will be to ensure alignment with our methodologies, foster collaboration, and lead a group of talented engineers. This role calls for a visionary leader with a technical background and a passion for building high-performing teams in a fast-paced, scaling environment.

Key Responsibilities

• People Management: Oversee performance & staff management of our engineering teams consisting of ~10 engineers. You will support and grow a group of already very talented people.
• Efficient Way of Working: Champion methodologies like Agile, Lean, Continuous Delivery, and DevOps. Drive and align our Qred Engineering Maturity Model (QEMM) to enhance the efficiency of our processes.
• Collaboration and Cross-Functional Work: Foster strong collaboration between Engineering, Product Management, and UX Design to deliver a seamless product experience.
• Organizational Design: Define team structures, optimize resource allocation, and match personalities to ensure scalability and productivity as we expand in Europe.
• Recruitment and Retention: Lead the recruitment strategy for the domain, attracting top talent and building a world-class team.
• Enable Qred: You will have tight collaboration with the CTO, Architects, Product Managers and Chief Revenue Officer to make sure we take decisions that are in line with Qred’s growth strategy.

Requirements

• A passion for mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• A technical background with broad full-stack experience; preferred language is Javascript (Node.js / React / React Native). While we don\'t expect you to code, you must understand the challenges of a Serverless-first and Event-driven architecture.
• Minimum two years of experience in a Head of Engineering or five years of experience in a Engineering Manager role in a sizable organization, preferably in a domain-structured organization.
• A university engineering degree.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and modern software development principles.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships across functions.
• An office-first approach: You enjoy meeting your department and getting to know the people. We believe in non-formal meetings and chats, which is why you’ll be based in our Stockholm HQ.
• Experience with Claude code for automating tasks and streamline agentic way of working. We expect you to have good technical understanding and a strong interest.

We highly value

• AI-SDLC: If you have previously implemented an AI-SDLC / agentic way of working it’d be really valuable to us.

Why join us?

This is the place to be if you’re looking for a place to grow. Qred is growing fast, and our Qredsters along with it. With a non-bureaucratic organization and delegated responsibilities, we make sure there’s a short path from idea to action. In addition to our great culture, you get to work with the latest cutting-edge techniques, responsibility for the whole development chain, and last but not least a bunch of great competent colleagues to learn from!

One last thing

This is a full-time, permanent position based in our headquarters in Stockholm. While we encourage a hybrid setup, we do expect you to be at least three days per week at the office. We review applications on a rolling basis and while the start date is flexible, the right candidate can join us immediately.

Qred celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Qred is an international FinTech scale-up that specializes in digital financing solutions for small businesses, with operations in the Nordics, Benelux, Germany and Brazil. We are passionate about helping small businesses thrive and grow, by providing them with business loans and credit cards. Right now we’re in an exciting phase of our journey that focuses on growth through smart product development and technology fueled by international expansion.