Senior Engineering Manager - Accounting & Integrations

Pleo Technologies Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - GBP 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A progressive fintech company in Greater London is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead their engineering teams towards technical excellence. This role involves guiding teams through a complex re-architecture, fostering a positive growth environment, and collaborating closely with product and design teams. The ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience managing engineering teams and a passion for people development. The company emphasizes authenticity and support in leadership, aiming to build high-performing teams that contribute significantly to the organization's success.

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience managing teams of 5-12 engineers.
• Experience in fintech is a bonus.
• Experience with Domain Driven Design and Event Driven Architecture is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering teams through re-architecture processes.
• Foster environments for engineers to perform their best.
• Work with Product Manager and Designer to align vision for teams.

Skills

People management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Understanding of software architecture

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager - Accounting & Integrations

Messy spend management is tricky business. And tedious processes are a lose‑lose situation for all involved, not just finance. At Pleo, we’re changing that. We build spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike—with a vision to help all businesses ‘go beyond’.

The word ‘Pleo’ actually means ‘more than you’d expect’, and living by that mantra has been the secret to our success over the last 10 years.

Now, we’re at a pivotal moment in our journey; every move we make has a direct impact on our 40,000+ customers, our business, and our collective success. We need people who take pride in uncovering customer needs, who turn complex problems into simple solutions, challenge the way things are done (respectfully), and always aim high. With great ambitions driving us forward, we can’t say we’ve got this whole thing figured out. And frankly, that’s half the fun! What we can say is that we’re a driven, progressive, and, importantly, a kind bunch of 850+ people from over 100 nationalities, all committed to delivering the future of business spending, together.

About the role

Joining our team as a Senior Engineering Manager places you at the forefront of advancing our technical excellence and innovation. Your closest collaborators will be the Product Manager (PM) and Designer working across your two squads. You will report to the Engineering Director of the Accounting and Integrations Group. If you're excited about reimagining this space and unlocking Finance professionals from mundane work to be the strategic partner to the business they want to be - then this role is for you!

About the teams:

The Expense Core team is the heart of Pleo, owning and operating the data and services used by almost every team. As Engineering Manager you will guide them through a complex re‑architecture that impacts all of Product Engineering. You do not need to architect, but you do need to understand the implications of software architecture and help the team get to a plan.

The Accounting Experience team owns compatibility to any accounting system or other tool in the eco‑system via our Open API and our customizable CSV export formats. Financial data is only useful to our customers if they can export it to their accounting tools, and the Accounting Experience team aims for it to work like magic.

You will be responsible for delivery and outcomes across multiple engineering squads (up to 12 engineers in total). You foster the environment in which engineers perform at their best and grow both as individuals and as a team. You do so by making sure each team member is clear on what we expect and how they can grow, by making sure our processes are helping rather than standing in the way, and by working with all engineers ensuring we are building high‑quality software.

• We always say that we hire anyone who we would want to be our boss, irrespective of the role they’re in (from Customer Support student workers to co‑founders!). That should be the feeling we’re left with when any of us speak to you.
• We are looking for someone who cares deeply about individuals as human beings - we focus on authentic leadership and are actively trying to develop ourselves in this space.
• We hope that you will be able to show vulnerability, radical transparency, and a listening ear to those around you.
• We truly believe that with this type of style you and your team will set an incredible path forward - and that path will get us to incredible places. We want an engineering manager whose team will be standing on the top of the mountain with them - celebrating together and not left behind exhausted on the path below.
• We want you to help your team(s) through the journey of becoming high‑performing, building trust among the members in the team, and helping them fine‑tune their processes.

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Have a passion for people management. You work to see your team and individuals growing and shipping great software
• bonus if you have experience in fintech
• bonus if you have experience with Domain Driven Design, Event Driven Architecture and Event Sourcing
• Have 2+ years experience managing teams of 5-12 engineers
• You like to work with cross‑functional teams and other stakeholders to align engineering functions with product & business direction and goals. You think like a technologist in the core and optimize for both customers and the business.
• Enjoy design and optimization of teams and processes to maximize their efficiency. You are comfortable stepping into technical discussions or taking important stakeholder meetings to remove roadblocks allowing the team to move forward.
• You are a strong communicator, with both technical and commercial stakeholders.
• You’re a technologist at heart. We work in cross‑functional teams in product and engineering: each team is made up of co‑founders from product and engineering - and joined by designers, coders, and maybe even some people from commercial.

What this Role entails:

• Work closely with the Product Manager and Designer to set a vision and direction for the team or group of product teams.