Engineering Manager Payment Squad

As Engineering Manager of the Payment Squad, your mission is to lead a team of about 10 frontend and backend engineers to build and run a scalable and reliable payment platform for the entire payment lifecycle.

• Engineering Leadership: Act as the main engineering advisor to the Product Manager and business stakeholders, participating in the definition of the squad’s objectives and long-term technical roadmap
• Delivery Management: Facilitate the planning and delivery of complex projects (paying/payout flows, reconciliation engines, wallet management) while ensuring performance, stability, and long-term scalability
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Fraud, Customer Service, Finance, Legal, Security, and external PSPs to align technical solutions with compliance, fraud prevention, and business needs
• People Management: Recruit, inspire, and grow your team of engineers through mentorship, career development, and regular feedback
• Operational Excellence: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring the team leverages modern tools (like AI-driven acceleration) to maintain high productivity and quality

This role creates positive change by building and running a scalable and reliable payment platform that enables BlaBlaCar's community-based travel services, facilitating carpooling and bus travel for 27 million members annually across 21 countries, which reduces individual car usage and promotes sustainable transportation.

• Management Experience: A confirmed experience in a management position with proven people management skills
• Technical Background: Experience in building reliable, scalable, and secure consumer-facing products, ideally with knowledge across backend (Java, Spring) and frontend (Kotlin, Swift, React, TypeScript) stacks
• Communication: Strong leadership and communication skills in English, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical constraints and business/compliance requirements
• Problem-Solving: A track record of "getting things done" and the ability to take a step back to prioritize added-value tasks in a high-stakes environment
• Agile Expertise: Experience in managing development processes using agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Domain Expertise: Prior experience with payment systems, or complex transactional environments is a significant plus

No specific benefits, compensation, or salary information is mentioned in the job description.

BlaBlaCar is the world’s leading community-based travel app enabling 27 million members a year to carpool or travel by bus in 21 countries. The team of 800 employees counts over 50 nationalities and is spread across 5 global offices, with 30% working fully remotely.