Engineering Manager

Tabby

5d • Remote

About The Position

Tabby is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead its Card Activation team. The role combines technical expertise and people leadership: the manager acts as a hands-on “playing coach,” contributing to the codebase while guiding architecture, engineering quality, and team development. Working with Product and other cross-functional teams, the Engineering Manager will build scalable solutions supporting Tabby Card’s growth, monetization, and customer experience.

The team works with PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, GitLab, and a microservices architecture. The position is offered as a full-time B2B contract with a fully remote setup. Relocation support is available to Tabby hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of backend engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience as an Engineering Manager.
• Experience building scalable distributed systems and working with high-load architectures.
• Solid understanding of backend tools and technologies.
• Experience integrating third-party APIs and contributing to product development.
• Passion for writing clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Proactive mindset and ability to work independently.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Nice To Haves

• At least 2 years of Golang experience; this is not a must.
• Engineering management experience at a fast-growing fintech or e-commerce company.

Responsibilities

• Lead large cross-team projects and drive them through to production.
• Stay hands-on by writing code, participating in architectural discussions, and contributing to key technical decisions.
• Review feature designs and ensure non-functional requirements are met.
• Oversee technical debt management and incident handling.
• Drive effective adoption of AI tools and practices across the software development lifecycle and team processes to improve engineering productivity.
• Contribute to quarterly planning and roadmap definition.
• Hire, evaluate, mentor, and motivate team members.
• Build cross-team and cross-functional collaboration to increase efficiency.
• Foster a results- and business-oriented culture.
• Monitor key team performance indicators.
• Ensure process and delivery transparency for stakeholders and partner functions.
• Optimize processes to improve productivity.

Benefits

• Up to 20% tax allowance.
• 22 paid leave days annually.
• Stock options (ESOP) in a fast-scaling, pre-IPO company.
• Flexible benefits for wellness, travel, or learning.
• Relocation support to hubs in Armenia, Georgia, Serbia, Portugal, and Spain, including flights, temporary accommodation, and legal setup.
• Fully remote setup.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed