Engineering Manager — Credit Cards

About the role

DKB Code Factory is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow a Valencia-based frontend product engineering team that delivers secure, reliable and coherent premium card-management experiences across web, iOS and Android. The role combines hands-on technical leadership, people development and delivery ownership: hiring and coaching platform owners, shaping frontend architecture and setting up predictable delivery practices.

Key responsibilities

• Build, hire and onboard a six-engineer cross-platform frontend team (web, iOS, Android) and set up clear staffing and backup coverage.
• Define and run the team's engineering operating model: code review standards, CI/CD, automated testing, accessibility, security, observability and release discipline.
• Work with Product, Design, QA and backend owners in Valencia and Berlin to sequence cross-channel delivery, agree API contracts and remove dependency risks.
• Nominate and coach platform owners so that routine technical decisions are made within the team.
• Deliver the first card-management tranche to production and set a predictable planning and release cadence.
• Set measurable quality thresholds (stability, escaped defects, automated coverage, accessibility) and lead incident learning and continuous improvement.
• Develop engineers through regular 1:1s, feedback, growth plans and performance management, and build bench strength and succession coverage.

Required profile

• Demonstrated people leadership of a software product team, including hiring, coaching, feedback and performance accountability.
• Strong engineering background in modern web frontend engineering, ideally with React, with evidence of staying technically close through architecture, design and code reviews; mobile engineering experience is welcome but not required.
• Track record of delivering customer-facing digital products with Product, Design and QA.
• Experience coordinating dependencies and technical contracts with backend/platform teams across locations.
• Practical understanding of secure software delivery, test automation, observability, accessibility, release management and incident learning.
• Professional English.

Required skills

• React (preferred)
• Agile delivery tools such as Jira, Confluence and Figma
• Nice to have: banking, cards, payments, identity or insurance experience; multi-platform delivery experience; AI-assisted engineering tooling; German or Spanish and cross-site leadership experience.