Engineering Manager - Billing & Payments (f/m/d)

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of its dynamic, social and inclusive culture. The company operates in the Billing & Payments Tribe, designing customer payment experiences and partner payment processes.

Required:

• 8+ years experience in software engineering
• 2+ years in an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role
• Experience building and scaling teams in distributed environments
• Strong coaching mindset with a passion for developing people
• Confidence operating in a financial or payments domain (e.g. billing, invoicing, payment flows, compliance)
• Solid technical foundation to understand and discuss architecture and system design, guide teams on testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices, and consider long-term technical strategy
• Data-informed approach to decision-making, with a bias toward observability and learning
• Proactive mindset toward AI and emerging technologies, with curiosity and willingness to experiment and leverage them to drive team efficiency and innovation

• Lead and grow a team of 5–6 engineers across Germany, Romania, and other engineering hubs
• Coach and mentor engineers, supporting career growth and technical excellence
• Foster strong feedback loops that support continuous learning and improvement
• Create a safe, empowering environment where decisions are delegated and ownership is clear
• Partner closely with Product Management to define team goals, priorities, and OKRs
• Own delivery commitments and continuously improve team effectiveness and predictability
• Collaborate with other tribes, platform teams, and enabling teams (Product, DevOps, UX, InfoSec, etc.)
• Support hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and individual development planning
• Represent the team toward stakeholders and contribute to engineering-wide strategy