Engineering Manager - Platform Core (EU/UK remote) (m/f/d)

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Own the roadmap for Platform Core's Terraform infrastructure, multi-account AWS setup, and IAM/networking foundations
• ▹Run Platform Core as an internal product, not a cost center: ensuring Spacelift guardrails, sensitive-resource checks, and mandatory tagging policies genuinely help other teams rather than get in their way
• ▹Collaborate closely with Security Engineering to ensure access controls and compliance requirements are built into the platform from the ground up, not bolted on after the fact
• ▹Steer the ongoing compute migration from ECS/Fargate to Kubernetes through to completion
• ▹Manage and grow the team through 1:1s, hiring, and performance development
• ▹Coordinate with the future SRE team and other platform functions as the team scales from a single team into several

Requirements

• ▹7-10 years in software or infrastructure engineering, including at least 3 years managing engineers directly
• ▹Hands-on depth with Terraform, multi-account AWS, and container or serverless compute, run in production at scale
• ▹Experience running infrastructure as an internal platform that other teams build on and depend on daily, with a high bar for incident and change management
• ▹A demonstrated track record of hiring and developing engineers, with specific examples of people leveled or promoted
• ▹Datadog or equivalent observability experience at scale
• ▹Clear, confident communication for a technical, cross-team audience
• ▹Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Claude Code, or Cursor, and the same rigour reviewing AI-generated PRs as any other

Soft skills

About the company

Pliant is a European fintech specializing in B2B payment solutions. Its modular, API-first platform helps businesses streamline spending, improve cash flow, and integrate payments into their financial workflows, designed for industries with complex payment needs such as travel and fleet. Pliant serves two primary customer segments: companies looking to optimize operational processes through intuitive apps and APIs, gaining control, automation, and financial flexibility through extended credit lines; and businesses such as financial software platforms, ERP providers, and banks that want to launch or enhance their credit card offerings using Pliant's embedded finance and white-label solutions. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Berlin, Pliant supports over 4,000 businesses and more than 20 partners globally. As a licensed e-money institution, it issues credit cards in 11 currencies across more than 30 countries.