Engineering Manager - FinCrime&Issuing Experience, Pretoria

About us: We believe the next generation of financial services will be powered by stablecoins.

Founded in 2021, our mission at BVNK is to accelerate global money movement.

We’re building stablecoin-native infrastructure so businesses can move value instantly across borders and networks. With global licenses and T1 bank partnerships, we facilitate billions in transactions for enterprise clients like Worldpay, Deel, LianLian Global, and Rapyd.

Our technology is transforming how businesses operate globally by eliminating payment delays, reducing costs, and unlocking trapped capital.

We’re a diverse team spread across EMEA, North America, and APAC, with a shared belief that stablecoins are the new infrastructure layer for financial services, and that BVNK is at the forefront of this shift.

In 2025, we secured strategic investment from Visa, following our $50 million Series B with Haun Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Scribble Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Avenir, and Tiger Global. With the backing of these leading investors, we’re accelerating our growth – and we're looking for smart, ambitious people to help us build the future of financial services.

We're incredibly honored to have made Newsweek's list of The Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces three years running (most recently in 2025) and to have been recognised by LinkedIn as one of the Top 20 Startups in the UK in 2024.

Location: We offer a Hybrid with flexibility working policy.

About this role in the team: As an Engineering Manager, you will lead, mentor, and drive two high-performing engineering teams— FinCrime and IXP — to deliver scalable and reliable solutions. You will take ownership of both teams from day one, collaborating with cross-functional teams, partnering with product managers, and ensuring the timely delivery of product increments. This role requires a balance of strong technical expertise, a hands‑on approach, and exceptional leadership skills to help shape our engineering culture and deliver innovative products.

Key Areas of Responsibilities: Leadership&Team Management

Lead and mentor two engineering teams (FinCrime and IXP), fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment

Provide technical guidance, career development support, feedback, and performance evaluations

Identify and recruit top engineering talent to grow the teams

Establish efficient ways of working within your teams

Technical Excellence

Drive architectural decisions for scalable and secure platforms

Ensure code quality, system reliability, and adherence to best practices in development and testing

Review and contribute to technical designs and codebases when necessary

Project Management

Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other stakeholders to define scope, timelines, and deliverables

Oversee the planning and execution of sprints, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products

Identify and mitigate risks throughout the software development lifecycle

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with leadership to align engineering efforts with business goals and priorities

Serve as a technical point of contact for cross‑functional teams, partners, and clients

Innovation&Continuous Improvement

Advocate for and implement modern tools, frameworks, and methodologies to improve team productivity

Drive a culture of learning, experimentation, and continuous improvement within the engineering teams

Experience&Expertise

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

7+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years in a leadership or management role

Proven track record of managing at least 2 engineering teams simultaneously in a fast‑paced environment, ideally in fintech or payments

Experience in FinCrime, fraud prevention, or compliance engineering is preferred, platform, internal tooling.

Strong technical expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Python, Go) and frameworks

Experience with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture

Solid understanding of payments systems, financial protocols (e.g., PCI-DSS, ISO 8583), and security best practices

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps principles

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work in a fast‑paced and often ambiguous environment

Strong analytical and data‑driven mindset for pragmatic decision‑making

Mindset

Passion for building products disrupting the payments industry

Excitement for solving complex problems in a constantly evolving industry

A drive for collaboration across teams to deliver impactful solutions

What you can expect from us:

Fair and

competitive salary

at every stage of your growth

Meaningful ownership

in the business through our employee option scheme

Flexible working

hours, with hybrid working at its heart

A

culture

built on passionate, growth‑minded people

A

flexible approach to holiday

Opportunities to travel to our

offices around the world

An

open and creative environment

where you can help us define the future of BVNK, its culture, and its opportunity sets

At BVNK, we are focused on building a diverse and inclusive team. While you may not meet all of our requirements, we’d encourage you to apply if you meet the majority of our expectations. You may be a great fit for this role or another role in our team.

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