Engineering Manager (Hands-On) M/F/Mx

Trustpair empowers large global companies to eliminate vendor payment fraud with a market leading account validation automation platform. Trustpair serves over 300 enterprise customers, helping finance teams protect against 100% of fraud attacks.

The company’s global presence includes offices in New York City, Paris, and Milan. Our team is composed of 100+ employees with 15 different nationalities who are dedicated to payment security. Trustpair raised 20 million euros to accelerate international growth, and equip finance leaders with the tools needed to tackle sophisticated fraud tactics such as AI, deepfakes, cyber attacks, and more.

About the role

Trustpair is looking for an Engineering Manager who excels in fostering teamwork and driving project execution. Working alongside our Tech Lead, you'll play a crucial role in translating strategic technical visions into actionable plans for your team. With a balanced approach, you'll actively contribute to development tasks while focusing on guiding your team to implement technical strategies effectively.

In this collaborative role, you will support our Tech Lead by ensuring the team is aligned with high-level technical decisions. Your contribution will be key in problem-solving and optimizing project workflows, ensuring that the team consistently delivers high-quality solutions. You will not only provide mentorship but also work hand-in-hand with our Tech Lead to create an environment where innovative ideas can thrive and be executed efficiently.

We value the unique blend of leadership and technical skills you'll bring to our team. If you're passionate about making an impact through both hands-on development and nurturing a talented team, we're excited to have you join us!

This position is open to full remote, however candidates must be based and eligible to work within the EU.

What you'll do:

Direct Engineering Contribution

Direct Technical Contribution:

• Dedicate a significant portion of your time to coding, implementing features, and addressing bugs in key projects
• Actively engage in the entire development lifecycle from exploration to deployment
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers on early exploratory projects to align technical feasibility with product vision

Quality & Standards:

• Uphold high standards of code quality, system reliability, and performance
  
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to setting and maintaining coding best practices and standards within your team

People Management & Organization 

Operational Management & Reporting

• Manage project schedules and resources for your team, focusing on the next 3 months' deliverables
• Regularly provide insights on engineering needs and enablers for upcoming initiatives to Product Managers
• Deliver clear and concise progress reports on all ongoing and upcoming projects at regular intervals

Team Management and Development:

• Mentor and develop software engineers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive environment
• Conduct performance reviews, guide career development, and hold regular 1:1 meetings with each member of your team
• Oversee effective onboarding and continuous training opportunities for your team
• Identify and facilitate opportunities for team training and skill development

Team Organization and Collaboration:

• Act as a liaison between your team and other internal and external teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration
• Adapt your team's organization to meet goals and facilitate relevant technical and team meetings
• Collaborate with leadership to align technical projects with broader business objectives

Innovation and Continuous Improvement:

• Lead initiatives to enhance development practices and workflows for increased efficiency
• Initiate and drive continuous improvement in team processes, measuring the impact of new implementations

What’s in it for you 👀 

• A collaborative environment with a flat structure, where everyone’s voice is heard
• Work with innovative and modern technology related to your role which evolves to provide value
• Trustpair is in scaling phase with career opportunities in France and internationally
• Flexible remote policy 
• A talented team with senior colleagues you can learn and work with 
• Inclusive environment with cultural diversity and parity 
  

Why join Trustpair? A list of our perks here!

Must-Haves:

• Extensive experience in software development (ideally Ruby on Rails) and technical project management
• Demonstrated leadership skills with prior experience in team management and development
• Strong hands-on coding skills and a commitment to staying technically proficient
  
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  
• Ability to communicate and work with technical & non-technical stakeholders
• Deep understanding of software architecture, design patterns, and best practices
• Fluent in English

Recruitment Process

• Call with Aicha, Talent Acquisition (30 mins)
• Experience interview with Célestin, VP Engineering (1h30)
• Ruby technical test & interview (1h) & Managers discussion with Céline, VP People (30 mins)
• Coffee fit with a Product Manager & Developer & Cofounder's interview with Simon our CTO (1h)

Equal Opportunity Statement
Trustpair's policy is to provide equal employment opportunity in all of our employment practices without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation or gender identity or expression or any other legally protected category.
Applicants for all positions in Trustpair must be legally authorized to work in the country which they are applying for or be a citizen from Schengen / EU zone. The verification of employment eligibility will be required as a condition of hire.