Engineering Manager

At Qred, we’re building the world's best bank for small businesses. Since launching 11 years ago, we’ve grown from startup to profitable fintech scale-up, now generating over 1 billion SEK in annual revenue and supporting 50,000+ entrepreneurs across Northern Europe. We combine smart technology, real data, and human judgment to make financing simple, fast, and fair. With bold growth plans and strong momentum across multiple markets, we’re now looking for an Engineering Manager for the next phase of growth.

About the Role

As our Engineering Manager, you will lead a dedicated cross-functional engineering team, taking full end-to-end ownership of technical execution and business impact. You will bridge deep hands-on technical credibility with supportive leadership, building trust as a peer while enabling your team to deliver scalable financial systems.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional engineering team, fostering performance, trust, and long-term career growth.

• Partner directly with engineers in code reviews and architectural discussions to maintain high technical standards.

• Drive modern delivery practices, incorporating AI-driven workflows to optimize team efficiency and velocity.

• Align closely with different stakeholder, including Product Management, to deliver seamless, reliable financial products.

• Collaborate with engineering leadership to connect team execution directly to Qred's strategic growth goals.

Our stack: AWS Serverless, Typescript, Node.js, Claude Code, Grafana, Github Actions.What we’re looking for

We are seeking an approachable, empathetic leader who combines a strong technical foundation with a passion for people management. You thrive in a scaling fintech environment where you can build trust as a technical peer while providing supportive mentorship. Whether early in your engineering management path or an experienced tech lead ready for formal management, you take structured ownership of delivery and team culture.

Qualifications

• Early experience as an Engineering Manager, or a strong background as a Senior/Lead Engineer aspiring to step into formal people leadership.

• Strong hands-on technical background in full-stack development, with fluency in modern backend and cloud architectures.

• Demonstrated ability to support, mentor, and build trust with senior software engineers as a credible peer.

• Familiarity with Agile practices, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous deployment in high-velocity environments.

• Practical interest or experience in leveraging AI tools to enhance engineering productivity.

Why Qred?

This is the place to be if you’re looking for a place to grow. Qred is growing fast, and our Qredsters along with it. With a non-bureaucratic organization and delegated responsibilities, we make sure there’s a short path from idea to action. In addition to our great culture, you get to work with the latest cutting-edge techniques, full ownership, and last but not least a bunch of great competent colleagues to learn from!

One Last Thing

This is a full-time, permanent position based in our headquarters in Stockholm. We believe our culture thrives when we work together, which is why we have an office-first approach. To balance this with some flexibility, we have the option of working remotely one day per week.

We review applications on a rolling basis and while the start date is flexible, the right candidate can join us immediately.

Qred celebrates diversity and does not discriminate based on ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.