Engineering Director of Banking

Ageras is becoming Shine

At Shine, we are redefining how entrepreneurs - freelancers, self-employed professionals, and SMEs - manage their banking and administrative tasks. Through seamless tools and innovative banking solutions, we help them focus on what matters most: growing their businesses.

Our vision is to become the best friend of every small entrepreneur across Europe.

Over the years, Shine has grown through the merging of top European FinTechs like Shine (), Kontist (), Tellow (), and more. Today, we're a team of nearly 500 people, including 150 talented engineers, working together from Paris, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and Berlin.

The Banking team at Shine

We're looking for an Engineering Director to be part of building a unified experience across four core markets, supported by a modern, scalable core banking system.

The Engineering team collaborates closely with Product and Design to deliver a solution that small businesses love.As we scale, we're seeking an inspiring Engineering Director to lead this domain, following the promotion of the former Director to VP.

Your role as Engineering Director of Banking

• Reporting to the VP of Engineering, you'll be responsible for driving the engineering strategy, delivery, and team development for our Banking domain.You will:
• Lead a team of 7+ Engineering Managers and 40+ engineers across multiple locations.
• Define and execute the engineering vision for banking systems that are secure, scalable, and user-centric.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Operations to align on roadmap and delivery goals.
• Build a cohesive and inclusive culture post-merger, fostering clarity and engagement.Improve engineering processes and delivery efficiency—without compromising on quality.
• Be a visible and trusted leader, supporting and growing your team through feedback, coaching, and career development.

Your First 12 Months

• Build trust with your team, stakeholders, and peers.
• Align on team strategy and delivery plans.
• Identify major bottlenecks and define contingency plans.
• Launch of a new banking engine in our core market.
• Drive OKR adoption and lead performance reviews.
• Improve team processes and health (hiring, rituals, cross-team efforts).
• Successfully launch banking offers in new markets.
• Empower team members through retention, promotion, and engagement.
• Lead the merger of Banking with Accounting & Invoicing products.

About you

Must-have Experience
You are a servant leader with high standards, and a track record of building high-performing teams in complex, fast-moving environments. You bring:

• 5+ years of engineering leadership in a startup or scale-up, including managing multiple teams and engineering managers.
• Proven ability to lead in multicultural, distributed environments.
• Fluency in French language
• Excellent communication in English
• Strong technical leadership: from technical architecture to operational excellence.
• Educational background in Engineering and/or strong project management skills.
• Experience building cloud-native, reliable systems at scale.

Core Competencies

• Create clarity and momentum in ambiguous and complex contexts.
• Align and inspire teams around strategy, mission, and OKRs.
• Foster an environment of psychological safety and continuous feedback.
• Navigate trade-offs between user experience and security/regulatory constraints.
• Act as a spokesperson for engineering internally and externally.

Nice-to-have experience:

• Deep understanding of fintech, banking operations, or regulated environments.
• Experience working on core banking systems or financial product platforms.
• Track record of growing diverse and inclusive teams.

Job located in
Paris or Berlin
with
2 remote days per week
.

Our recruitment process

Screening call TA-partner to among other things explore your motivation, leadership style, and adaptability (45 mins)

Deep dive with the VP of Engineering (60 mins)

Domain leadership interviews with VP Product and Head of Design people reporting to you, Engineering Managers and/or Staff Engineer

Case session – discuss your approach to tech strategy, execution, and team building

Final step – informal coffee chat + Personal Talent Profile (PTP)

What's In It For You?

• Compensation: Competitive salary depending on experience and location.
• Remote Work Culture: Work from our Berlin or Paris office, with possibility of remote working days.
• Scale-Up Impact: Join a high-growth environment with ~500 passionate people across Europe and multiple acquisitions; your work has direct, measurable impact.
• Events and Travels : Regular team events, international trips, and cross-European networking opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer
We follow the principle of equal treatment to consider all job applicants and do not discriminate based on their gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc. as per applicable law.