Engineering Manager (Java/Kotlin Stack)

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Flexible work from offices or remote

Healthcare coverage

Education budget

Wellness budget

Vacation policy

Job summary

Banco Plata, S.A., Institución de Banca Múltiple is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a team of backend engineers building the systems behind our financial products. You will own the team's delivery, technical direction, and people growth, while shaping engineering culture across the department.

You'll work with product and neighboring teams to turn business goals into reliable, scalable services, with significant autonomy in architecture, priorities, and ways of working.

Qualifications

• 3+ years leading a software engineering team with mentorship.
• 5+ years backend development in high-scale distributed systems.
• Experience designing and operating production systems with high throughput.
• Proficiency in JVM languages (Java/Kotlin), Kubernetes and AWS.
• Strong ability to translate business needs into reliable services.
• English at B2+ for international collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers; hiring, onboarding, career development and feedback.
• Own team delivery and reliability of services; set priorities, plan roadmaps, balance scope and timelines.
• Drive technical strategy and architecture for high-load distributed systems.
• Partner with product and other teams to understand needs and align on priorities.
• Improve engineering practices such as testing, observability, incident management, CI/CD.
• Contribute to department growth and hiring standards.

Skills

Leadership

Backend development

Distributed systems design

Java/Kotlin

Kubernetes

AWS

System reliability

English (B2+)

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a team of backend engineers building the systems behind our financial products. You will own the team's delivery, technical direction and people growth, and help shape engineering culture across the department. You'll operate with significant autonomy, making key decisions on architecture, priorities and ways of working, and you will work closely with product and neighboring engineering teams to turn business goals into reliable, scalable services. Your work will directly impact the quality and speed with which Plata delivers to its customers.

Challenges that await you:

• Lead, mentor and grow a team of engineers: hiring, onboarding, career development and honest feedback, while fostering a culture of ownership and engineering excellence.
• Take ownership of your team's delivery and the reliability of its services: set priorities, plan roadmaps, and keep quality, scope and timelines in balance.
• Drive technical strategy and architecture for high-load, distributed systems, balancing immediate business needs with long-term, future-proof decisions.
• Partner with product, other engineering teams and stakeholders to understand needs, align on priorities and provide a seamless, dependable service.
• Improve engineering practices across the team and the department: code quality, testing, observability, incident management, CI/CD.
• Take part in shaping the department: share best practices, contribute to hiring standards and help grow the engineering community at Plata.

What makes you a great fit:

• 3+ years of experience leading a software engineering team, with a strong ability to mentor engineers, manage change and drive team growth.
• 5+ years of hands-on backend development, particularly building robust, high-scale, distributed systems.
• Deep experience designing, building and operating production systems with high throughput and reliability requirements.
• Comfortable in our primary tech environment: JVM languages (Java/Kotlin), Kubernetes and AWS.
• Strong understanding of what it takes to build resilient, fault-tolerant systems, including microservices, messaging and data storage.
• A strategic, product-oriented mindset with the ability to connect technical solutions to business metrics like cost, reliability and speed of delivery.
• English at B2 or higher for effective work with an international team.

Nice to have

• Golangdevelopmentexperience
• Experience in fintech, banking or other regulated, high-load environments.
• Experience with payment systems, third-party API integrations or event-driven architectures.
• Experience scaling a team or managing several teams

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions
• Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication
• Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community
• Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together
• High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

• Relocation support to Cyprus, Georgia, Spain — with assistance for the employee and their family
• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote
• HealthcareCoverage
• Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications
• Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements
• Vacation Policy: Annual leave and paid sick leave as per applicable policies