Engineering Manager - Fintech

🌍 Can you help us change the world?

It’s true. At Mews, we dream big. As a Hotel Tech unicorn valued at $2.5b, we’re propelling new-generation cloud technology within global hospitality. With our industry-leading property management solution, we’re enabling the world’s most revolutionary hospitality brands to accelerate their digital transformation.

We’re on the lookout for ambitious, tenacious and passionate people who want to join the next generation of innovators and disrupt the hospitality industry with us. Sound good so far? Keep reading and tumble down the Mews rabbit hole... 🐇

🧑🏻‍💻 About the role

First things first: you want to know what you’re actually applying for. It’s impossible to capture every nuance of a role – especially at a rapidly growing company like Mews – but if we had to distill it down to a job description (which we do because this is a job description), it would be this:

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of our Fintech Platform teams at Mews. You’ll manage a cross-functional team of 6–9 engineers building the financial backbone that supports almost €10 billion in payments every year. This platform is critical to how Mews handles money movement, reconciliation, and financial reporting, and plays a key role in enabling future scale.

You’ll report to the Director of Engineering and work closely with a Product Manager and Product Designer. Together, you’ll guide your team to build reliable, scalable systems that other Fintech teams depend on, while maintaining high standards for correctness, auditability, and operational excellence.

You won’t be coding, but you’ll need a strong engineering background. You should understand how modern cloud-based, distributed systems work and feel comfortable discussing architecture, reviewing technical decisions, and challenging trade-offs. More than anything, you’ll help your team stay focused, grow in maturity, and build systems that can be trusted in a regulated environment.

At Mews, we value open communication, trust, and constant learning. Our teams follow Agile practices and focus on flow, delivery, and collaboration.

✅ Your mission, should you choose to accept it:

Lead a cross-functional team of 6–9 backend and platform engineers.

Own the delivery and evolution of core financial systems such as ledger, reconciliation, and integrations with banks and external providers.

Coach and mentor team members through regular 1:1s and feedback, with a focus on growing senior engineers.

Define goals, priorities, and success metrics aligned with platform stability and long-term scalability.

Work closely with Product, Design, and other Fintech teams (Acquiring, Payouts, Risk, Finance) to plan and deliver a shared roadmap.

Ensure high standards of reliability, data consistency, and incident management across critical systems.

Protect team focus and manage scope in a high-dependency environment.

Contribute to hiring and long-term team growth.

🤝 You’ll be a great fit if you bring:

Experience leading backend or platform engineering teams on modern cloud architectures.

Strong understanding of distributed systems (e.g. event-driven architecture, data consistency, idempotency).

Experience working on financial systems, payments, or other high-reliability domains where correctness is critical.

Ability to challenge technical decisions and guide architecture without being hands-on daily.

Clear communication and ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Curiosity and a strong drive to learn and improve.

Proven impact beyond your own team, especially in cross-team or platform contexts.

🎉 What's in it for you?

Did you know Mews was named Best PMS of 2025 - for the second year in a row - and twice recognized as a Best Place to Work in Hotel Tech?

That success is powered by our incredible people and supported by the benefits that help them thrive.

🌍 Global benefits

No matter where you’re based, you’ll enjoy:

Participation in our company share program

Best-in-class parental leave (6 months fully paid for primary caregivers, 2 months for secondary, available within your first year)

Unlimited paid holiday (yes, really)

Work from anywhere - enjoy the flexibility to work from other countries for a few weeks each year through our compliant and flexible Workation policy.