Pliant

FinTech

EngineeringManager-SpendIntelligence

€110–165k ~AI est. European Union; United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Engineering Manager - Spend Intelligence at Pliant. Skills: Team leadership, AI features, Product development. Hire engineers. Onboard engineers”

Industry & Context.

FinTech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

50-60% hands-on initially, Team building experience

Nice to Have

Experience in a regulated environment

What You'll Do.

Grow engineering team

Guide technical direction

Foster open communication

Foster career development

Champion engineering best practices

Promote continuous integration

Deploy to production daily

Collaborate with peer EMs

Collaborate with infrastructure team

Collaborate with data team

Promote knowledge sharing

Enhance team processes

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Peer EMs; Infrastructure team; Data team

Communication Scope

Direct feedback; Clear expectations

Process & Methodology

OKRs, Roadmap definition

Full Job Description

ABOUT PLIANT Pliant is a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions. Our modular, API-first platform helps businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into their financial workflows. Designed for industries with complex payment needs, such as travel and fleet, Pliant enables greater efficiency, control, and profitability. We serve two primary customer segments: - Companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines. - Businesses such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 4,500 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution (EMI), we issue credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries, helping companies streamline and simplify payments. ABOUT THE ROLE We're seeking an Engineering Manager - Spend Intelligence EU/UK remote (m/f/d) to help build and lead a brand-new engineering team focused on Spend Intelligence — the product space where Pliant helps customers understand, optimize, and increasingly automate their spend through insights and AI. This is an early-stage team-building role. You'll start with a small group of existing engineers and grow the team into a fully-formed product team over the next two to three quarters, together with a Product Manager, a Product Designer, and additional engineers we're hiring in parallel. Initially, you'll be around 50-60% hands-on. Hands-on expectations are intentionally front-loaded and expected to decrease as the team matures. You'll architect scalable, maintainable, and secure solutions while mentoring and developing your team. You'll collaborate with other (Senior) Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Designers, and Engi

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