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, TechnologyIndustries

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
  • Gets a kick when the development team exceeds expectations

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 (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 value stream leadership team, product managers, domain architects, and other stakeholders to contribute to product delivery
  • Foster an environment for improving soft and strong engineering skills in team members
  • Create conditions for teams to deliver high-quality features aligned with customer expectations and Backbase values
  • Manage team setup, competences, and energized team dynamics
  • 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 the team to meet quality standards
  • Collaborate with Product Owners to set realistic commitments using Lean Agile Development Principles
  • Ensure software is released with minimal effort and no production issues (or address if not)
  • Balance software development lifecycle aspects: non-functional requirements, automated releases, quality, coding standards, automation, integration testing, release acceptance validation, security, infrastructure, and product domain details
  • Build strong craftsmanship and effective processes to optimize quality, predictability, and output
  • Promote decompressing, social cohesion, and celebrating milestones at individual and team levels

Skills

Engineering Management
Team Leadership
People Management
Hiring
Training
Stakeholder Management
Software Delivery
Security
Performance
Maintainability
Reliability
Cross-functional Teams

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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