Plata Card
EngineeringManager-Golang[CoRisk]
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“Engineering Manager - Golang [Co Risk] at Plata Card. Skills: Engineering Management, Golang development, Risk domain knowledge. Lead the team across hiring, planning, task decomposition, process improvement, and effective cross-functional collaboration with risk analysts and other stakeholders. Own team execution and delivery, ensuring predictable timelines and alignment with risk and business objectives”
What You'll Achieve.
delivering risk scoring capabilities for Plata’s expansion into Colombia; scalable, reliable technology with clear business impact; shipping changes with high confidence; robust protection against defects; consistently high quality bar; predictable timelines and alignment with risk and business objectives; solutions meet high standards for quality, reliability, and safety; focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability
Industry & Context.
solid engineering judgment; clear thinking; Tackle complex technical and domain challenges
Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia, Spain— with assistance for the employee and their family
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
2+ years of experience leading engineering teams (hiring, development, performance, and delivery management), A technical background and development experience, enabling you to participate in architectural discussions and validate the team's technical solutions., 4+ years of experience as a Go developer, Experience in building and optimizing development processes (planning, decomposition, retrospectives).
Nice to Have
B1 or higher English level for effective communication with an international team
What You'll Do.
Lead the team across hiring
and effective cross-functional collaboration with risk analysts and other stakeholders
Own team execution and delivery
ensuring predictable timelines and alignment with risk and business objectives
Drive the development and continuous improvement of risk scoring and decisioning capabilities
building on existing domain expertise
Tackle complex technical and domain challenges
ensuring solutions meet high standards for quality
Shape the architecture
and implementation of backend services in Golang
with a focus on scalability
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
cross-functional collaboration with risk analysts and other stakeholders; Excellent cross-team communication skills; build partnerships; collaborate effectively; Supportive Team; collaborative community
Communication Scope
clear thinking; communication; open with stakeholders; Excellent cross-team communication skills; Honest Feedback; open, transparent communication; effective communication with an international team
Process & Methodology
planning, task decomposition, delivery management, predictable timelines
Full Job Description
Risk Team (Colombia) We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team delivering risk scoring capabilities for Plata’s expansion into Colombia, on top of a mature, well-established platform. Partnering closely with risk analysts, you will help translate deep analytical insight and business risk strategy into scalable, reliable technology with clear business impact. Our accumulated, unique expertise within the risk function — spanning processes, approaches, and tooling — provides a strong foundation for shipping changes with high confidence, robust protection against defects, and a consistently high quality bar. This role calls for a technically grounded leader with solid engineering judgment, clear thinking, and strong communication — someone who can turn vision into strategy, stay open with stakeholders, and support teams with clarity, discipline, and empathy. If you want to build and guide a strong engineering team at the core of Plata’s risk engineering ecosystem, this role is for you. Challenges that await you: Lead the team across hiring, planning, task decomposition, process improvement, and effective cross-functional collaboration with risk analysts and other stakeholders Own team execution and delivery, ensuring predictable timelines and alignment with risk and business objectives Drive the development and continuous improvement of risk scoring and decisioning capabilities, building on existing domain expertise, processes, and tooling Tackle complex technical and domain challenges, ensuring solutions meet high standards for quality, reliability, and safety Shape the architecture, design, and implementation of backend services in Golang, with a focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability What makes you a great fit: 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams (hiring, development, performance, and delivery management) A strong technical background and development experience, enabling you to participate in architectural d
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