Engineering Manager - Banking Core

👨‍💻 Engineering at Ageras

At Ageras, we’re redefining how entrepreneurs—freelancers, self-employed professionals, and SMEs—manage their banking and administrative tasks. Through seamless tools and innovative banking solutions, we help them focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

Our vision is to become the best friend of every small entrepreneur across Europe. 💚

The FinTech market is one of the most complex and dynamic industry, and at Ageras, we’re tackling these challenges head-on. We deliver scalable, reliable, and user-centric solutions powered by a robust and modern architecture that supports our continuous growth.

Over the years, Ageras has grown through the merging of top European FinTechs like Shine (🇫🇷), Kontist (🇩🇪), Tellow (🇳🇱), and more. Today, we’re a team of nearly 500 people, including 150 talented engineers, working together from Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Berlin.

The Engineering Banking team at Ageras is divided into four sub-teams, each playing a key role in delivering and operating our banking services:

• Banking Operations: Handles back-office tools, banking accounting, and compliance through fraud detection and reporting.
• Banking Activation: Drives customer onboarding, KYC/KYB processes, and boosts revenue through conversion and upselling strategies.
• Banking Experience : Enhances user interactions with features like account management, payments, and card lifecycle across all markets.
• Banking Core: Builds and maintains the technical foundation, including card issuing, SEPA integration, and ledger management.

Regarding our stack, our architecture is structured in microservices and cloud functions, and we use React, React Native, Node.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, CircleCI, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, and AWS.

📋 Your Role as an Engineering Manager

1) Team Management and Growth

• Lead and mentor a team of 3, with plans to grow to 7-8 by 2025 through internal transitions and recruitment.
• Foster growth through guidance and clear development paths while building a collaborative, high-performing culture.

2) Technical Ownership

• Oversee the design and delivery of Ageras' Core Banking systems, consolidating our services across markets into a unified platform.
• Ensure the systems meet high standards of reliability and performance (SLO, incident management, and operational support).
• Drive architectural decisions by proposing and implementing innovative technical solutions.

3) Strategic Collaboration

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and other Engineering Managers to define priorities, shape the roadmap, and ensure the timely delivery of impactful features.
• Partner closely with Staff Engineers specializing in the Banking domain to tackle architectural and technical challenges.

🙌 Your profile

• You have at least 5 years of backend development experience in a JavaScript/TypeScript environment and have managed teams in dynamic, fast-evolving settings.
• You have worked in regulated environments like FinTech or online banking, ideally with transactional systems or BaaS.
• You have a strong grasp of coding and architectural best practices, including system scalability, reliability, and cost optimization.
• You are a humble and trusted leader who enjoys nurturing talent and guiding teams toward success.
• You can communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring alignment and shared understanding.
• You thrive in high-growth environments, adapting to scaling challenges and contributing actively to recruitment and team structuring.
• You embody a culture of feedback, mentorship, and continuous improvement, aligning with Ageras' values and mission.

💚 Our recruitment process

1️⃣ A 30’ introductory call with Annaïg (Talent Acquisition Specialist) to get to know you better and share more about Ageras' culture and mission.

2️⃣ A 60’ conversation with Thomas (Engineering Director) where you will dive into your technical experience, career aspirations, and vision for this role.

3️⃣ A 45’ hands-on coding session to demonstrate your problem-solving skills, followed by a 45’ system design discussion to evaluate your architectural approach and technical thought process.

5️⃣ A 30’ conversation with a Product or Strategy representative to explore cross-functional collaboration and discuss how your role aligns with our broader business goals.