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Engineering Manager - Golang [Colombia Origination Delivery]
Plata Card
Worldwide6d ago
About the role
<p>We are looking for an<strong> Engineering Manager </strong>for our<strong> Colombia Origination Delivery team</strong> — a key initiative focused on scaling our product platform in Colombia by building on top of the proven solutions already established in Mexico.</p>
<p>Your mission is to ensure strong and sustainable engineering delivery in Colombia: extending and adapting the existing platform, maintaining high development velocity, and building a high-performing local team aligned with global standards.<br><br></p>
<p>This is a hands-on leadership role, where you combine people management with technical involvement. You will act as a manager and mentor for the team — developing engineers, shaping processes, and ensuring delivery quality, while staying close to the codebase to make informed technical decisions and contribute when needed.<br><br></p>
<p><strong>Challenges that await you:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Lead the team: manage delivery, prioritize new features demanded by product teams, while contributing to development as needed</li>
<li>Develop talents: provide feedback, enable growth for colleagues, support the team, and mentor</li>
<li>Strengthen the team: reinforce for scaling, ensure smooth rotations with mobile squads, and foster a healthy, non-burnout culture</li>
<li>Overseeing team performance, ensuring on-time project delivery aligned with business goals</li>
<li>Solving complex challenges and ensuring high-quality solutions</li>
<li>Implementing and evolving backend services in Golang, closely aligned with the platform Delivery team's architectural direction</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>What makes you a great fit:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>1+ years of experience managing small engineering teams (5-8 people) in fast-paced settings, preferably fintech with Go stack</li>
<li>Hiring, development, performance, and delivery management and strong skills in cross-functional collaboration and the ability to build partnerships</li>
<li>A strong technical background and development experience, enabling you to participate in architectural discussions and contribute to the team's technical solutions</li>
<li>4+ years of experience as a Go developer</li>
<li>Experience in building and optimizing development processes (planning, decomposition, retrospectives)</li>
<li>Diplomacy and the ability to advocate for your position and the team's interests with well-reasoned arguments</li>
</ul>
<h4>Our ways of working:</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Innovative Spirit: </strong>A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions</li>
<li><strong>Honest Feedback:</strong> valuing open, transparent communication</li>
<li><strong>Supportive Team: </strong>a strong, collaborative community</li>
<li><strong>Celebrating Achievements: </strong>recognizing our wins together</li>
<li><strong>High-Tech Environment:</strong> a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances</li>
</ul>
<h4>Our benefits:</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Relocation support</strong> to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Serbia, Georgia, Spain — with assistance for the employee and their family</li>
<li><strong>Flexible work </strong>from one of our offices or remote</li>
<li><strong>Healthcare</strong> <strong>Coverage</strong></li>
<li><strong>Education Budget:</strong> Language lessons, professional training and certifications</li>
<li><strong>Wellness Budget:</strong> Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements</li>
<li><strong>Vacation policy:</strong> 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave</li>
</ul>
Perks & benefits
- Learning Budget
- Mental Wellness Budget
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