Engineering Manager – Payments

SALMON ROBOTICS LIMITED

. Lead and grow multiple engineering teams within the Payments domain .

Posted 6/7/2026full-timeRemote • 🇪🇺 Anywhere in EuropeSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and grow multiple engineering teams within the Payments domain
Own engineering delivery across payments infrastructure and platform capabilities
Own reliability and uptime of systems responsible for money movement
Be accountable for financial correctness at the systems level (e.g. consistency, reconciliation, failure handling)
Drive architectural consistency and long-term evolution of payment systems
Establish engineering standards for scalability, observability, testing, and resilience
Improve operational maturity, incident management, and production excellence
Partner closely with Banking, Compliance, Risk, and Finance teams on regulatory and operational requirements
Collaborate with Product on prioritization and execution, while maintaining clear engineering ownership
Build a strong engineering culture with high ownership and accountability
Mentor engineering leads and senior engineers
Drive hiring and scaling of the organization as the payments business grows
Balance speed of execution with system reliability, correctness, and compliance constraints

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of software engineering experience
3+ years managing engineering teams in fintech or high-scale distributed systems
Strong experience with payments, banking infrastructure, acquiring, remittance, wallets, or financial platforms
Proven track record leading teams operating mission-critical systems
Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, integrations, and transactional architectures
Experience building systems with high availability and reliability requirements
Ability to design systems that handle failure, retries, and eventual consistency
Familiarity with regulated environments and financial compliance requirements
Strong engineering management fundamentals: delivery, team development, hiring, and performance management
Ability to work effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
Strong communication and leadership skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote and hybrid work options
Medical insurance and health & wellness benefits
Relocation support for eligible candidates
Vibrant events program, with both online and in-person activities
Rapid professional growth – We reward merit and provide opportunities for international expansion
Performance-based rewards and recognition for your contribution to Salmon’s long-term success
New office in Manila, Philippines

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringdistributed systemsAPIstransactional architectureshigh availabilityreliabilityfailure handlingeventual consistencyengineering standardsoperational maturity

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationteam developmentperformance managementcross-functional collaborationmentoringaccountabilityownershipincident managementprioritization