Head of Engineering - Consumer group - Remote-First Multiple locations · Fully Remote

Head of Engineering – Consumer Group – Remote‑First

Be part of a movement to change how Europe pays. The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is building a new, proudly European payment system: easy, instant and transparent, all for the greater good.

What’s in it for you

Lead cross‑functional teams shaping the mobile experience from innovative features in our standalone app to in‑store payment solutions. Direct impact on scaling a key area of our business while staying close to technical decisions.

About the team

Manage experienced Mobile Engineering Managers each leading an Agile cross‑functional team distributed across Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and other European locations.

Work closely, fully remotely, with Product Management, Product Design, Web → Mobile → Backend Development, QA, and DevOps.

Report directly to the CPTO and take full ownership of the Wero wallet app and future value‑added services, driving innovation and scalability across our consumer product domain.

Your impact

• Define and drive the mobile engineering vision and technical strategy, ensuring alignment with company goals and platform architecture
• Lead the design and evolution of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud‑based systems for regulated financial environments
• Champion engineering excellence, modern development practices, and continuous improvement across teams
• Build and maintain a culture of high productivity, ownership, and accountability
• Act as a role model for technical leadership, strategic thinking, and pragmatic execution
• Partner closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and other Engineering domains to deliver impactful, customer‑centric solutions
• Collaborate with Compliance, Security, and Risk to ensure regulatory and operational requirements are met
• Represent engineering in discussions with customers, partners, and auditors
• Drive cross‑domain architectural decisions, shared services, APIs, and platform strategy
• Coach and develop Engineering Managers and senior technical talent, fostering growth and a feedback‑driven culture
• Promote diversity, psychological safety, and resilience within teams
• Build high‑performing, autonomous Agile teams that adapt quickly to changing business needs

Technology stack

• Kotlin, Ktor, MongoDB, OpenAPI, Docker
• AWS, Event Sourcing, Kubernetes, Kotest
• Mobile: Android (Kotlin, Compose, Coroutines, Flows) / iOS (Swift, SwiftUI)

To succeed, you should meet at least 70% of these requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in leadership roles
• Proven success leading multiple Agile teams or an entire product domain in fintech or regulated industries
• Track record of scaling and maintaining high‑traffic consumer or fintech mobile apps across iOS and Android
• Experience influencing company‑wide technology strategy and collaborating with executive leadership
• Strong understanding of mobile development and app store ecosystems
• Hands‑on experience with payment systems and integrations in regulated environments
• Familiarity with cloud architectures, security best practices, and compliance requirements
• Fluent in English (CEFR C1 or C2) mandatory; proficiency in German, Dutch, French, or other European languages a plus
• Ability to lead and develop engineering leaders while building high‑performing, autonomous Agile teams

Recruitment steps

1. First call with one of our recruiters
2. Technical interview with a Head of Engineering and Engineering Manager
3. Interview with Head of Product Design and Head of Product Consumer Group
4. Final interview with CPTO and Agile Coach
5. Hopefully, an offer you can’t refuse

Turn back if …

• You don’t have experience in mobile engineering or a strong understanding of mobile product development
• You don’t have at least 5 years of experience managing multiple engineering teams

Otherwise apply!