Engineering Manager - Billing & Payments (f/m/d)

Awin AG seeks an Engineering Manager to lead a new Billing & Payments team, focusing on team building, technical strategy, and delivery in a hybrid, flexible work environment.

This position sits within the Billing & Payments Tribe and is responsible for establishing a new engineering group from scratch. It is designed for a seasoned leader who excels in complex areas and enjoys creating autonomous, high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage and expand a group of 5–6 developers located in Germany, Romania, and additional hubs.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to help engineers advance their careers and achieve technical excellence.
• Establish effective feedback mechanisms to encourage ongoing learning and process improvement.
• Build a supportive workplace where decision-making is decentralized and accountability is clear.
• Work with Product Management to set team objectives, priorities, and key results.
• Take responsibility for delivery timelines and enhance team efficiency and reliability.
• Coordinate with other tribes, platform groups, and support functions like DevOps, UX, and InfoSec.
• Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance evaluations, and personal development plans.
• Act as the team’s representative to stakeholders and help shape broader engineering strategy.

Requirements

• At least eight years of experience in software engineering.
• Minimum of two years in an Engineering Manager or equivalent leadership capacity.
• Proven track record of building and scaling teams across distributed locations.
• Strong coaching abilities and a genuine interest in nurturing talent.
• Comfort working within financial or payments sectors.
• Deep technical knowledge to engage in architecture discussions and system design.
• Ability to guide teams on testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.
• Consider long-term technical strategy, trade-offs, and system interactions.
• A data-informed approach to decision-making, with a bias toward observability and learning.
• A proactive mindset toward AI and emerging technologies.

What the company offers

• Flexi-Week: four-day work week with one lighter or disconnected day per week at full pay.
• Flexi-office: hybrid/remote working scheme designed to foster mutual trust and flexibility.
• Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: monthly allowance for running costs and a furniture package for home office setup.
• Health and Wellbeing support and access to various initiatives and sports offers.
• Development via Awin Academy training suite for professional and personal growth.
• Appreciation through a peer-to-peer recognition programme with vouchers.

About the company

Awin fosters a dynamic, social, and inclusive environment where diversity and inclusion are paramount. The company champions uniqueness and authenticity, supported by a virtual 'Life @ Awin' hub for global social activities. Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.

• Dynamic, social, and inclusive culture.
• Diversity & Inclusion are paramount, and the company champions uniqueness and authenticity.
• The company has a virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub for social activities across the globe.
• Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.