Senior Engineering Manager — Lead Scalable Systems & Teams

Mollie; City of Amsterdam (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Mollie is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of 20+ engineers, shaping the technical roadmap and delivering scalable products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive strategic decisions, and represent engineering in key partner discussions.

You will mentor and develop high-performing teams, balance hands-on work with strategic thinking, and maintain a bias for action to ship value at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a leadership role, hiring and developing top engineering talent.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale distributed systems.
• Hands-on engineering with systems thinking and architecture discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing engineering team of 20+ engineers with a hands-on leadership approach.
• Drive strategic technical decisions and cross-domain initiatives aligning with product goals.
• Mentor engineers, improve team velocity, and shape domain vision.
• Balance hands-on work with strategic, big-picture thinking to deliver impact at scale.

Skills

Leadership

Team development

Engineering management

Distributed systems

Hiring & retention

Job description

Mollie is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of 20+ engineers, shaping the technical roadmap and delivering scalable products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, drive strategic decisions, and represent engineering in key partner discussions.

You will mentor and develop high-performing teams, balance hands-on work with strategic thinking, and maintain a bias for action to ship value at scale.