Engineering Manager at Backbase

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
FinTech, SoftwareIndustries

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of experience leading multi-disciplinary Agile development teams, preferably in a product company
  • Banking, payments, and SaaS experience is a plus
  • High energy team player, always constructive
  • Passionate about software development and delivery
  • Get a kick when development team exceeds expectations
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience (inferred from incomplete sentence)

Responsibilities

  • Lead a best-in-class, cross-functional team of software engineers (up to 3 development teams)
  • Define and promote the team's ways of working, hiring, and training strategies
  • Ensure a balanced development team that delivers on promises with high performance, clear product plan, and software meeting customer expectations (including non-functionals like security, performance, maintainability, reliability)
  • Drive the team to get feedback from stakeholders across Backbase and take action where needed
  • Help the team set strategic direction and facilitate reaching goals
  • Work with team to improve soft and strong engineering skills and create conditions for delivering high-quality features
  • Manage team setup, competences, and energized dynamics in line with company values
  • Surface and solve anti-patterns or dysfunctions impacting team performance
  • Own delivery commitments and ensure teams deliver what is promised
  • Keep key technology stakeholders involved and informed
  • Protect and support team to meet quality standards
  • Advocate Lean Agile Development Principles with Product Owners for realistic commitments
  • Ensure minimal effort releases with no production issues (and address if not)
  • Balance software development lifecycle aspects: non-functional requirements, automated releases, quality, coding standards, automation, integration testing, release acceptance validation, security, infrastructure, product domain details
  • Build strong craftsmanship and effective processes to optimize quality, predictability, and output
  • Foster decompression, social cohesion, and celebrate milestones at individual and team levels

Skills

Team Leadership
People Management
Hiring
Stakeholder Management
Software Delivery
Performance Optimization
Security
Reliability
Maintainability
Agile Methodologies

Backbase

Engagement banking platform for digital transformation

About Backbase

Backbase offers an Engagement Banking Platform that helps banks modernize their customer interactions and internal operations by replacing outdated IT systems. The platform allows banks to enhance customer journeys and eliminate operational silos, empowering both customers and employees. Backbase stands out by providing out-of-the-box web and mobile solutions, along with Model Bank accelerators that simplify digital transformation. The company generates revenue through platform usage fees, comprehensive documentation, and training, while also enabling banks to create unique features with their open APIs and SDK.

Amsterdam, NetherlandsHeadquarters
2003Year Founded
$128.4MTotal Funding
GROWTH_EQUITY_VCCompany Stage
FintechIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Risks

Emerging regulations like the EU AI Act may increase compliance costs for Backbase.
Competition from other fintech companies could erode Backbase's market share.
Integration challenges with TD Bank may arise if customer expectations are not met.

Differentiation

Backbase's platform offers seamless integration with any back-end system for banks.
The company provides out-of-the-box web and mobile journeys for digital transformation.
Backbase's Model Bank accelerators embody industry best practices for rapid implementation.

Upsides

Partnership with TD Bank enhances digital experiences for over two million cardholders.
Collaboration with Seven expands Backbase's influence in Africa and the Middle East.
Increased AI adoption in banking offers Backbase opportunities to enhance platform capabilities.

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