Engineering Manager

Tabby; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options (ESOP)

Flexi benefits

Tax allowance

22 paid leave days

Job summary

Tabby is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead the Card Activation team, combining hands‑on coding with people leadership. You’ll drive architectural decisions, engineering excellence, and shipping scalable fintech solutions.

You’ll partner with product and cross‑functional teams to support growth, monetization, and a superior customer experience, while mentoring engineers and shaping a high‑performance, globally distributed engineering culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years backend engineering experience.
• 2+ years as Engineering Manager in fintech or e-commerce.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes and GCP.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and driving product development.
• Clean, testable, maintainable code and proactive mindset.
• Excellent English communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead large cross‑team projects and drive them to production.
• Stay hands‑on as a playing coach: write code and contribute to architecture.
• Review designs and ensure non‑functional requirements are met.
• Oversee technical debt management and incident handling.
• Promote AI tooling adoption across SDLC and team processes.
• Contribute to quarterly planning and roadmap definition.
• Hire, mentor and motivate team members.
• Foster cross‑team collaboration and a business‑driven culture.
• Monitor key team performance indicators and ensure transparency.

Skills

Backend engineering

Team leadership

English proficiency

Tools

PostgreSQL

Redis

Kubernetes

GCP

GitLab

Microservices

API integration

CI/CD

Job description

Engineering Manager

Department: B2C & B2B Financial Services

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote

Description

Tabby creates financial freedom in the way people shop, earn and save by reshaping their relationship with money. Over 25 million users choose Tabby to stay in control of their spending and make the most out of their money.

The company’s flagship offering allows shoppers to split their payments online and in-store with no interest or fees. Over 70,000 global brands and small businesses, including Amazon, Noon, IKEA, and SHEIN use Tabby to accelerate growth and gain loyal customers by offering easy and flexible payments online and in stores.

Tabby generates over $18 billion in annual transaction volume for its partner brands and is the highest-rated, most-reviewed, largest, and fastest-growing FinTech in the GCC region.

Tabby launched in 2019 and has since raised +$1 billion in equity and debt funding from global and regional investors, and is now valued at $6,5 billion.

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead Tabby Card Activation team. You’ll combine strong technical expertise with people leadership, acting as a playing coach who stays hands‑on with the codebase while driving architectural decisions, engineering excellence and team development. Working closely with Product and other cross‑functional teams, you’ll help build scalable solutions that support Tabby Card’s growth, monetization and customer experience.

What you’ll bring:

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally including 2+ years of Golang (not a must).
• 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager, preferably at a fast‑growing fintech or e‑commerce company.
• Experience building scalable, distributed systems and working with high-load architectures.
• Solid understanding of backend tools and technologies, we use PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, GitLab, and a microservices architecture.
• Experience integrating third‑party APIs and contributing to product development.
• A passion for writing clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• A proactive mindset and the ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Responsibilities:

• Lead large cross‑team projects and drive them to production.
• Stay hands‑on as a playing coach: write code, participate in architectural discussions, and contribute to key technical decisions.
• Review feature designs and ensure non‑functional requirements are met.
• Oversee technical debt management and incident handling.
• Drive the effective adoption of AI tools and practices across the SDLC and team processes to improve engineering productivity.
• Contribute to quarterly planning and roadmap definition.
• Hire, evaluate, mentor, and motivate team members.
• Build cross‑team and cross‑functional collaboration to increase efficiency.
• Foster a results‑and business‑oriented culture.
• Monitor key team performance indicators.
• Ensure process and delivery transparency for stakeholders and partner functions.
• Optimize processes to improve productivity.

What we offer:

• Full-time B2B contract
• Fully remote setup
• Up to 20% tax allowance
• 22 paid leave days annually
• Stock options (ESOP) in a fast‑scaling, pre‑IPO company
• Flexi benefits you can use for wellness, travel, or learning
• Work alongside a high‑performing, international engineering team in a global fintech unicorn

Relocation support is available to our hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain, including flights, temporary accommodation and legal setup.