(Senior) Engineering Manager - Payment Services (d/f/m)

Paymenttools is on a mission to transform the payment landscape for retailers in Europe. With more than 4,4 billion visitors per year in our more than 15,000 REWE Group stores and travel agencies in 21 countries we know exactly what consumers and merchants need when exchanging goods for money. We strongly believe in making payments seamless and invisible, linking them with value added services within the framework of a reliable identity service. Our mantra: #wesolvepayn. We blend cutting-edge technology with stringent security to protect sensitive payment data while nurturing innovation in a cloud-native tech environment.

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead two product engineering teams that build our Merchant Center onboarding and transaction monitoring solutions. These teams are key to the user experience and operational effectiveness of our merchant platform. You bring people leadership, technical excellence, and a passion for enabling teams to thrive.

 

Your tasks

• Empower teams to grow and thrive: Guide, coach and support engineers in their personal and professional development. Build high-performing, self-organized teams with a strong culture of trust and accountability. Foster continuous learning and curiosity, helping engineers grow in their craft and careers.
• Drive delivery and ensure impact: Partner closely with Product and Tech Leads to plan, prioritize, and deliver key product initiatives. Remove blockers, align resources, and help teams commit with confidence. Ensure engineering execution is aligned with our goals and delivers measurable outcomes.
• Champion engineering excellence: Establish and evolve engineering practices, including CI/CD, testing, code quality, and operational readiness. Ensure the systems built are secure, reliable, and scalable. Advocate for technical decisions that align with long-term goals while balancing trade-offs.
• Shape how we work together: Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders. Collaborate with architects, platform teams, and peer Engineering Managers. Contribute to the evolution of our engineering culture and leadership practices.

 

Your experiences

• Demonstrated experience in leading software engineering teams, guiding team dynamics, performance, and growth
• Strong understanding of engineering delivery processes, including agile methodologies, planning cycles, and cross-functional collaboration
• Technical ownership of a complex product or project delivery, ensuring timely outcomes and maintaining high technical standards
• Technical know-how in cloud-native environments (GCP preferred), including experience with scalable architectures and secure system design
• Proven ability to communicate effectively across engineering and business stakeholders, including leadership; Fluent in English, German is a advantage
• Track record in fostering leadership culture or team maturity, including coaching and mentoring engineers
• Moderation and facilitation skills for guiding team rituals, alignment meetings, and decision-making processes

 

Our Benefits

• Deutschland ticket, subsidized subscription
• 1.000 euro annual learning and development budget + internal training platforms
• Discounts on travel, fashion, technology,  and more through our corporate benefits 
• REWE discount card for discounts for REWE group retailers 
• JobRad, affordable bicycle leasing!
• Company pension plan 
• Insurance Services

 

Perks of working with us

• Hybrid working environment
• Flexible working hours that fit your workflow, your time matters
• Language courses (English and German)
• Work with modern and agile software such as Google Workspace, Slack, Asana, Jira, Lattice, Miro and Confluence
• Company events including Hackathons and Company Days
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We are looking forward to getting to know you - so, even if you feel that you don’t quite meet all the requirements, but the position still excites you and you think you would love to work with us, please reach out! We would still love to hear from you. We explicitly encourage applicants within groups that are underrepresented in tech spaces as of today. We value all kinds of backgrounds and walks of life.