Director of Engineering

Riga is a key engineering hub for GoCardless, an important stand-alone hub with over 200 people. All of the core Connectivity group is based there, the team that builds and runs every bank debit and open banking connection we offer, owning the full problem space end to end: build, operate, on-call and incident management, the same way any of our other groups do.

• Ensure Connectivity delivers as a core group, responsible for all core banking connections and file submissions, managing billions of pounds in submissions every month, work that has to run flawlessly, every day
• Be the engineering site leader for Riga, working with local leadership to make the office a destination for people
• Help advocate for and hire in Riga, working with grassroots training schools and communities to make GoCardless a destination for local talent

• Experience of building and managing agile teams or departments of 20+ people, including managing both managers and individual contributors up to Principal level
• Experience of working at scale, where security and operational excellence are critical to success
• Delivery - someone who ensures project work is delivered, estimates are accurate, time is tracked and velocity is measured and used to improve the team
• Clear communication - concise, regular communication to a leadership team, often non-technical, on progress against strategy and team objectives
• A strategic mindset - comfortable tackling long-term roadmaps and our longer-term problems and vision
• Comfortable being based in our Riga office; this isn't a remote role

• Wellbeing- stay healthy with dedicated support and medical cover
• Work away scheme - gives you the option to work away from your country of residence for up to 90 days in any 12 month period
• Adaptive Working - allows you to work flexibly, around your lifestyle
• Parental leave - to suit everyone embarking on life's great adventure
• Learning Budget - lead your own development with an annual learning budget
• Time off - generous holiday allowance, + 3 annual volunteer days, + 4 annual business-wide wellness days (‘GC Fridays’)