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We’re set to acquire a banking license, unlocking a world of possibilities for our customers. This transition will allow us to expand our lending across more EU countries and broaden our product suite to deliver even more value.\nJoin us on this journey and let’s build the future of finance together!\nWhat is this role about?\nAs an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead a team of Product Engineers building solutions across Loan Servicing and Banking. This is a hands-on role combining people leadership, technical direction and product ownership.\nYou’ll drive delivery of product initiatives, ensure high engineering and operational standards, and help engineers grow and take ownership. You’ll stay close to the technology, contributing to architecture and key technical decisions. You’ll also help shape our AI-native engineering practices, improving how we use LLM tools to build and automate software development.\nThis role offers high ownership, diverse technical and product challenges, and a direct impact on Bondora’s journey to becoming a modern digital bank.\nYour main responsibilities will be:\nOwn team delivery (planning, resourcing, negotiating, unblocking, managing expectations)\nOwn product outcomes in loan servicing and banking\nSet standards and follow through on quality and operational excellence\nLead product engineers - hire, coach, performance manage, motivate, inspire\nContinuous improvement and iteration of LLM-powered workflows\nLead product initiatives and coach engineers to lead initiatives\nSet short-mid-term technical direction\nExcel in cross-functional communication\nWhat would ensure success in this role?\nExperience writing code in a strictly typed language using OOP principles, such as C#, C++, Rust or Go\n2+ years of directly managing software engineers, including hiring, coaching and performance management, combined with a previous track record as a Software or Product Engineer\nTrack record of building products with ML/LLM-powered features\nDemonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code or Copilot as part of your everyday working practices\nA strong product mindset - you consider customer and business impact when prioritising and designing solutions\nExperience owning team delivery, managing scope and communicating progress and challenges transparently\nA track record of setting pragmatic short-term technical direction within a broader engineering strategy\nExperience leading product initiatives end to end\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management skills\nWhat can you expect at Bondora? \nContribute to Bondora’s ambitious goal of reaching 1BN in revenue. Your skills and efforts will directly impact our growth trajectory and shape the future of our company.\nOur employees deserve the best. We recognize our people with a competitive salary and a generous benefits package (5 weeks of vacation, private healthcare compensation, hobby grant, mental healthcare support, share options and much more!)\nWe provide an environment that encourages your personal and professional growth. As we constantly evolve and innovate, you’ll have endless opportunities (and budget) to expand your skills and skyrocket your career.\nThe next steps\nIf you have the guts, ideas, and are ready to transform the fintech industry, apply now! \nOur hiring process: \n1⃣ Meet our Recruiter Anna - your first conversation is a chance to share your experience and aspirations.\n2⃣ Meet Martin Sulg, your direct manager - dive deeper into the team, challenges and expectations of the role.\n3⃣ Case study - showcase how you think and work together with members of our Engineering team.\n4⃣ Assessments - complete our personality and logic assessments.\n5⃣ Meet Liisi Klettenberg, your business lead.\n6⃣ Conversation with - Mirko Adari, Chief Product and Technology officer.\n7⃣ Final interview with Juris Rieksts-Riekstins. 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