[Hiring] Engineering Lead – KYC Domain @Raisin

Role Description

The team is part of the “Base Tribe”, which consists of four teams that collaborate closely on the mission: to deliver core functionalities that enable seamless access and interaction with our financial products for customers and internal teams.

• As a cross-functional team consisting of web, mobile, backend engineers, the RX Tooling team builds, runs and maintains six microservices written in Python.
• The team owns the KYC (Know Your Customer) domain, responsible for fast, reliable, and secure customer legitimation via integration with external KYC vendors.
• The team is responsible for the whole lifecycle from design and development through maintenance of the services at runtime, including 24/7 runtime support.

This is not a purely managerial role. You will actively contribute to code, guide technical decisions, and foster engineering excellence, while ensuring reliable delivery and 24/7 operational readiness of your team’s services.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the full E2E delivery cycle, from requirements analysis, and effort estimation through design, implementation, QA, delivery, and support.
• Nurture an inspiring environment with open communication and a culture of trust.
• Champion in writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code across the team’s tech stack - Python - adhering to best practices in software development.
• Implement new features and maintain existing codebases to ensure high performance and availability.
• Proactively resolve impediments and mitigate risks for your team.
• Timely escalate delivery and team risks with a well-articulated solution/mitigation plan.
• Collaborate closely with your team’s Product Manager.
• Facilitate the team’s work on strategy and planning for delivery.
• Drive the OKR process for your team with the Product Manager.
• Recruit, hire, and onboard engineers into the team.
• Develop engineers’ soft- and technical skill sets according to the company’s goals and needs.
• Craft agreements and individual development plans with every team member, aligned to the team's goals.
• Uncover training opportunities and provide coaching for your team.
• Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments; act on low performance in a timely manner.
• Establish and keep strong performance standards for your direct reports.

Qualifications

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related fields or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 2 years of leadership/people management experience in a remote setup with a strong focus on delivery.
• Hands-on experience in technical platform transitions within a company.
• Strong hands-on experience (min. 8 years) as a Backend Software Engineer.
• Knowledge of managing software projects to successful delivery in a collaborative fashion.
• Up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of the software development lifecycle in modern Frontend and Backend.
• Comfortable with Python technologies.
• Comfortable with architecture discussions.
• Experience with AWS Services, K8S, and Event-Driven architectures.
• Prior exposure to the KYC domain is a strong plus.
• Very good communication skills; fluency in English; German-language skills are a plus but not mandatory.

Benefits

• Employee Development Budget of €2,000 and four full training days per year.
• Flexible working hours, home office, and 30 vacation days.
• A company pension scheme (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge), supported with 20%.
• Subsidized membership for more than 50+ different sports with Urban Sports Club.
• Subsidized Deutschland Ticket for commuting, covering €25 per month.
• JobRad for leasing a bike with tax savings and covered insurance costs.
• Snacks, daily fresh fruit, and drinks provided at the office.
• Relocation support for moving from another country or city.