Engineering Manager

About Us

UMO is a stealth-mode FinTech venture aiming to evolve the way people experience money by building a unified, AI-powered, yet deeply human modern money platform across fiat, crypto, and investments - subject to regulatory approvals. The platform is being designed to break down traditional barriers to money across access, assets, and experience, enabling simpler, more adaptive ways for people to interact with financial services.

We are currently developing our MVP and navigating licensing requirements, with a multidisciplinary team of 100+ people representing 20+ nationalities. With our headquarters in the UAE and offices in Portugal and Ukraine, we are united behind a shared ambition and a relentless focus on serving our customers

About the Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow a team of software engineers (30+ engineers) to deliver high-quality, secure, and compliant solutions in a regulated fintech environment.

You will play a key role in shaping engineering culture, driving delivery excellence, and ensuring that innovation is balanced with governance and risk management.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular 1:1s, mentoring, and coaching sessions.
• Facilitate sprint ceremonies and ensure Definition of Ready / Done compliance.
• Support hiring pipelines and candidate interviews.
• Track delivery progress and report on metrics to the CTO.
• Ensure alignment with IT controls and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and coach up to 30+ software engineers, fostering professional growth and a culture of accountability.
• Oversee hiring, onboarding, and performance management processes.
• Promote continuous learning, compliance awareness, and best engineering practices.

Delivery & Execution

• Ensure timely delivery of features and solutions aligned with product roadmaps and regulatory deadlines.
• Partner with Product Managers to prioritize effectively and balance innovation with compliance obligations.
• Remove impediments within and across teams, ensuring smooth collaboration.

Technical & Compliance Guidance

• Provide technical direction and architectural coaching where needed.
• Embed security-by-design and compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR, DORA) into engineering practices.
• Collaborate with Governance, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to standards.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Implement and monitor engineering KPIs (e.g., DORA metrics, service reliability, compliance indicators).
• Oversee incident response processes and run blameless postmortems.
• Contribute to risk assessments, audits, and business continuity planning.

Collaboration & Communication

• Act as a bridge between engineering, product, compliance, and executive stakeholders (CTO, CISO, PPMO).
• Provide transparent reporting on progress, risks, and incidents.
• Promote cross-team collaboration and knowledge-sharing

Requirements:

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or a senior-level leader with 5+ years, leading and mentoring teams;
• Solid experience in a regulated FinTech, Banking, or Crypto environment with a strong understanding of the associated security and operational risks;
• Mandatory expertise in implementing and enforcing compliance
• standards in engineering practices: PCI DSS, GDPR, DORA;
• Strong background in Agile/Scrum methodologies, including facilitating sprint ceremonies and driving process improvements to ensure delivery excellence;
• Expertise in Microservices and Distributed Architecture; Containerization and Orchestration; Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC);
• Familiarity with Data Warehouse (DWH) concepts and integrating with data pipelines for reporting and analytics;
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills for acting as a liaison between engineering, product, compliance, and executive stakeholders;
• Fluent in English with excellent documentation and cross-team coordination skills

The UMO Standard:

• Dynamic Work Environment: Vibrant offices and strong local teams across Lisbon, Dubai, Kyiv, and Lviv — with openness to remote for the right fit.
• Rest & Recovery: 24 days of annual leave, dedicated paid sick leave, and observance of Public Holidays to keep you at your best.
• Recharge Week: After your first year with us, enjoy two consecutive 4-day work weeks annually — a built-in reset to help you sustain peak performance for the long run.
• Full Setup: Top-of-the-line hardware and a home office stipend so you can do your best work anywhere.
• Growth Ecosystem: A dedicated learning budget and a clear, accelerated path toward executive-level leadership within the UMO ecosystem.
• Impact & Ownership: Your work directly shapes the product and company direction — not just executes it.