Zilch is a payment tech company on a mission to create the most empowering way to pay for anything, anywhere. Combining the best of debit, credit and savings, we give our customers the option to earn instant cashback or spread the cost of pricier purchases, completely interest free and with no late fees. Pretty great, right?

We’ve already done big things since launching in the UK in 2020. In our first 24 months, we gained a huge 3 million customers. And just 14 months into our journey, we earned double-unicorn status – the fastest company in Europe to do so bragging-not-bragging

There are some exciting projects coming up and we’ve got big growth plans. Want to join us?

The role.

We are seeking a dynamic individual with boundless energy, a positive attitude, and a genuine passion for supporting development teams in achieving their goals. Software Engineering Manager should be deeply committed to agile methodologies and continuously focused on improving processes. As a servant leader, they will inspire and guide the team, providing direction, encouragement, and hands-on assistance to help them excel. With a strong technological background, they will not only mentor and set the team’s technology direction but also dive into the technical work when needed to ensure success.

Day to day responsibilities.

• Leading agile teams to implement features that deliver significant impact for our customers

• Designing technical aspects of user stories and plans for delivery

• Take ownership for overall delivery cadence and quality for your teams

• Identifying and removing obstacles and bottlenecks from the team

• Drive adoption of key engineering practices to improve delivery

• Mentor and coach team of engineers in agile and good practice

• Organising effective knowledge transfer, training, and documentation

We’re looking.

• A Bachelor and/or Master degree

• 3+ years experience leading and managing software engineering teams, including coaching teams on agile practices

• Experience in Kanban or other immediate type delivery

• Previous experience in developing either Java, React, C# etc.

• 2+ years communicating to key stakeholders

Bonus Skills: • Experience in solution architecture

• Experience in managing projects

• Experience in cloud environments (AWS or equivalent)

• Experience in working with DevOps and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience using SQL Server (or a similar relational database)

Benefits.

• Medical Insurance including hospital package

• Life Insurance

• Share Options Scheme

• Employee rewards to support you with your WFH set up

• Learning & Development – support for professional qualifications

• Hybrid Working (Mon, Weds, Thu in the office)

• Snacks and drinks in the office

• Casual dress code

• Work related social events

• Game room in our office with table football and Playstation

• Possibility to work from our headquarters office in London

• My benefits cafeteria including MultiSport Card and others