Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager – Onboarding

At PPRO, our mission is to simplify access to local payment methods, and our vision is to enable the sale of goods and services to anyone in the world using their preferred way to pay. We empower partners such as Ant Group, PayPal, and Stripe to access new markets, connect with more customers, and accelerate their growth.

Our strength lies in our diverse global team of 50+ nationalities across 10+ international locations — all united by our internal values: #chooseaction, #beopen, #thinkcustomer, #gofurther, and #wintogether.

The Purpose

As Engineering Manager for the Onboarding team, you’ll lead a team of talented engineers advancing PPRO’s merchant onboarding platform. Together with your Product Manager counterpart, you’ll build and scale APIs and UIs that enable a smooth, automated onboarding experience for our customers.

Think of yourself as the hands-on “mini-CTO” of a startup within PPRO — a space where you can experiment, collaborate, and grow alongside your team.

What You Will Be Doing

• Partner with your Product Manager to develop PPRO’s customer onboarding platform.
• Build and maintain the new Onboarding API to connect users with PPRO’s Global Payments Gateway.
• Own and define the onboarding problem space, including team vision, mission, goals, and KPIs.
• Develop and execute the technology strategy for your product area.
• Inspire, mentor, and support engineers in their growth and development.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify key opportunities for product improvement.
• Set clear expectations and measure impact against defined goals.
• Lead by example by contributing to the codebase and making key technical decisions.
• Guide technical discussions, navigate trade-offs, and resolve challenges.
• Ensure operational excellence through metrics, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Embrace a startup mindset — succeed, fail, and learn as a team.

You Will Need To Have

• Strong communication skills and experience working with diverse stakeholders.
• Inclusive and humble leadership style.
• Experience developing and mentoring high-performing, diverse engineering teams.
• Results-driven mindset with a collaborative and pragmatic approach.
• Willingness to spend ~50% of your time hands-on in the code.
• Ability to explain and weigh technical trade-offs for a wide audience.
• Proven experience building scalable products and services.
• Proficiency in Java or similar general-purpose programming languages.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred, Azure or GCP also acceptable).
• Strong influencing and communication skills with a data-informed approach.
• Fluent working proficiency in English.

Tech Stack

• Kotlin / Java and Spring Boot
• Cloud-native microservice architecture on AWS
• Docker and Kubernetes
• Event-driven architectures
• Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform)

What’s In It For You?

• Hybrid Working: 3 days per week on-site, plus 30-day annual leave and the option to work abroad for up to 30 days/year.
• Learning & Development: €1,000 annual budget for professional development, plus leadership cafés and on-the-job training.
• Insurance Benefits: Includes accident, disability, direct insurance (bAV), and travel coverage.
• Gym Membership Support: Subsidy to support your fitness goals.
• Enhanced Family Leave: Support for key life moments and family needs.
• Mental Health Support: Access to a top well-being platform with therapy, guided meditations, and therapist-led courses.

Our Principles

• We get things done: We are courageous, take ownership, make decisions, and act.
• We act with trust and integrity: We listen first, challenge respectfully, and offer honest, open feedback.
• We put the customer first: Customer outcomes are at the heart of everything we do.
• We make things better: We embrace new ideas and strive for continuous improvement.
• We work as a team: We value collaboration and team success over individual recognition.