About Bitvavo

In 2018, Bitvavo launched the first version of its digital assets trading platform, to bridge the gap between traditional currencies and digital assets. By offering transparent fees, a wide range of assets and an easy to use platform, Bitvavo is making the currency of the future accessible for everyone.

In two years' time, Bitvavo has established itself as the market leader in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe, with over one million users exchanging tens of billions of digital assets a year.

Our team, located in Amsterdam, is looking for self-driven, talented people who can help make digital assets available for everyone.

About the Opportunity

We are an exchange. System scalability, performance and engineering productivity matters in everything that we do. We empower our engineering teams by providing them with the right frameworks and tools to build high-quality, secure, and scalable solutions. We're seeking exceptional talent to join us in making this a reality.

What do we expect from an Engineering Manager

We expect Engineering Managers to be technical leaders who coach their teams to win. A winning team delivers with high quality, at a good pace, and with high engagement; all of which are interrelated. We also expect Engineering Managers to have a product mindset, capable of working backward from business requirements and translating them into products.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Empower engineering teams to build scalable systems with strict requirements on latency, availability, and/or throughput.
• Team up with engineering teams to uncover pain points, and then work backward to craft the best solution.
• Enable engineering teams to fully own their systems by providing them with the capabilities to seamlessly deploy and closely observe their applications.
• Leverage infrastructure as code and automation to build reproducible systems that are consistent across multiple environments.
• Support your team in growing every day by providing them with constructive feedback, guidance, and sharing knowledge.

What We Look For

• Product mindset. Ability to translate business requirements into efficient and scalable technical solutions, ensuring alignment with company goals.
• Strong technical background with one or more programming languages. We mostly use Kotlin.
• Strong foundation in engineering principles, capable of guiding teams to design, build, and maintain high-quality systems.
• Experience in optimising workflows through automation and continuous improvement, ensuring streamlined processes and delivery.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills. We expect both engineering managers and engineers to talk to various stakeholders to derive requirements, drive discussions, and facilitate decision-making processes effectively.
• High sense of ownership and accountability. We expect engineering managers to lead by example, empowering your team with freedom and responsibility.

We're far more interested in your capabilities as a manager rather than in your specific knowledge of a certain tool and/or technology. Not sure if you tick all the boxes? Let's talk.

This position is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, option of a full-time remote work is not possible.

At Bitvavo, we believe that diverse perspectives drive innovation, foster creativity, and lead to better outcomes. We are committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. Regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, or any other characteristic. Join us and be part of a team that values and celebrates your unique contributions.

Bitvavo does not accept resumes from staffing, search, or recruitment firms without a signed agreement. If you send us a resume without such an agreement, we may contact the candidate directly without any obligation whatsoever and no fee of any kind will be paid should we hire the candidate.

What we offer: 

• Excellent employment terms, including:
• a very competitive salary;
• lunch;
• 26 days of annual leave;
• Budget for external training and courses.
• We are flexible in terms of WFH or at our office in the heart of Amsterdam;
• Be actively involved with the latest technologies and innovations;
• A position in a unique, young and fast growing FinTech company.

Our selection procedure in a nutshell

• Apply by clicking the button below. Please share whatever you want about yourself to convince we are a match!
• Let's first have a 'coffee chat' to introduce Bitvavo, the role and get to know you. 
• We will follow up with an in-depth interview.

We strive to process applications within a week. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us by mail at recruitment@bitvavo.com.