Engineering Director

Job title:

Engineering Director

Company

swan.io

Job description

AboutSwan is the leading European fintech specialized in embedded banking. A laureate of the French government’s selective year list of tech champions, “French Tech Next 120,” we are quickly expanding across EuropeOver 100 European companies have already seamlessly integrated banking services such as accounts, cards, and payments into their products through our Banking-as-a-Service platform. This approach, known as “embedded finance”, empowers businesses to elevate their offerings and create new revenue streams — often times tripling their revenue!Our founders’ vision from the beginning was Simplicity: that anyone with a fintech idea at 2 am can visit our website, start building, and buy themselves a coffee with a self-issued card the very next day. That vision has taken us far.Following a 38M€ Series B round last September, we have been doubling our headcount and already have over 230 Swanees across offices in Paris, Bordeaux, Berlin, Barcelona, Amsterdam, and Milan! If you’re excited about joining a European fintech adventure, Swan is the way!To learn more about us: ; .Job descriptionSwan, a leading technology company, is seeking a highly skilled Engineering Director to join our team. As we continue to scale, we’re looking for an experienced Engineering Director to lead our engineering organization, foster collaboration, and drive strategic impact across the company.As an Engineering Director, you will lead our Payments squads, composed of multiple Engineering Managers and Software Engineers.✨ Your missionStrategic Impact & Leadership

• Set strategies for significant initiatives and champion investments in new strategic areas.
• Tie current investments to broader company strategies and identify new investment opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with cross-functional peers to align goals and maximize organizational value.
• Influence company-wide strategies, including prioritization, resourcing, and headcount planning, in collaboration with the VP and CTO.

Scope Ownership

• Define and enforce engineering best practices that align with industry standards for compliance and security.
• Position Engineering as a strategic growth partner, ensuring strong business alignment.
• Achieve operational scalability and reliability through operational excellence.
• Balance cost-efficiency with forward-thinking innovation.

Delivery

• Oversee project and program management by allocating resources and managing dependencies effectively.
• Translate high-level projects into actionable engineering deliverables.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business teams to align priorities and manage expectations.
• Partner with QA to balance delivery speed and output quality, reduce production defects, and document planned changes.
• Ensure on-time delivery of milestones, identify risks early, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive execution efficiency while meeting regulatory and security expectations.
• Maintain high user satisfaction through issue resolution, post-mortems, and concrete follow-ups.

People Management

• Manage and lead your Engineering team, providing guidance, mentorship, and coaching to team members.
• Drive people management initiatives, including hiring, performance evaluation, career development, and employee retention.
• Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the engineering team.

✨ Curious about your future team?Swan’s Engineering department consists of almost 75 people organized into different units, including two Engineering Directors and several experienced Engineering Managers. The engineers work closely with the product department, which is composed of about 20 team members, including Product Managers, two VP Products, and a Chief Product Officer.Preferred experience✨ You’re a great match if:

• Proven experience as an Engineering Director or similar leadership role in a technology company (start-up, scale-up, or another fast-paced work environment).
• Strong technical background and experience with various software development methodologies. Deep proficiency in programming languages, scalable system architectures, and cloud platforms.
• Significant professional experience in leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong leadership and organizational management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization. Capacity to create and drive strategies for initiatives while aligning engineering goals with company-wide objectives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with an emphasis on operational excellence.
• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other, and we leave our egos at the door.

It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying! 🙌Swan is committed to providing a caring work environment for all employees, regardless of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief.When it comes to recruitment, we’re interested in your work experience, skills, and overall personality. Because diversity makes the workplace stronger and is necessary for Swan’s success, we are intensifying efforts to incorporate concrete actions to help us improve in this area.About Swan✨ Perks of being a Swanee:

• Transport: Monthly mobility package for remote employees. In accordance with the company agreement for sustainable mobilities, you can now use your mobility package to pay for alternative commuting modes. 🚇
• Health insurance:

. This is Swan’s health and welfare insurance. 🚑 * Sports: Thanks to our partnership with
and , you can enjoy advantageous discounts on subscriptions. They offer a wide range of sports activities as well as wellness activities. The offers are valid in several European cities, as well as online. 🏋 * Hybrid Remote: Our hybrid remote policy offers the best of both worlds: a great office setting and the flexibility to work remotely with at least 3 days each month in our Parisian office. 🏡

• Offsite: Once a year we gather to reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax. 🤝
• This isn’t a perk, it should be the rule, but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. We’re working hard to get better every day.

✨ Our values:Swan’s core values guide our actions daily. Individually, they may seem obvious, but together, they form a unique culture.Simplicity: Leonardo Da Vinci said: “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” If something’s convoluted or confusing, we work extra hard to break it down. – Making complex things simple is what we do.Long Term: We always play the long game, whether it’s to support our partners in their growth journey, or make tangible commitments to climate action.Excellence: We are a team of experts who consistently go all out to create pixel-perfect banking services and exceed our partners’ expectations— whatever it takes.Be Human: We believe in the power of kindness and the importance of acting with integrity. But embracing our humanity extends beyond interpersonal interactions, it means caring about greater issues that affect our planet.You can find out more about our .Recruitment process

• A 30-minute video call with our Talent Acquisition Manager to get to know you, understand your career aspirations, and answer any questions you may have.
• An interview with our VP of Engineering.
• A technical interview with a peer.
• An interview with a member of the Product team.
• An interview with a member of the Executive Committee.

Expected salary

Location

Paris

Job date

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:22:43 GMT

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