Hybrid Engineering Manager, Payment Squad

at BlaBlaCar

• Job title: Engineering Manager, Payment Squad
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Kotlin, React, Spring, Swift, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Paris, France

About the role

• Engineering Manager overseeing a squad to build and manage payment solutions for BlaBlaCar. Leading engineering efforts and collaborating with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work environment.

Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership: Act as the main engineering advisor to the Product Manager and business stakeholders, participating in the definition of the squad’s objectives and long-term technical roadmap
• Delivery Management: Facilitate the planning and delivery of complex projects (paying/payout flows, reconciliation engines, wallet management) while ensuring performance, stability, and long-term scalability
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Fraud, Customer Service, Finance, Legal, Security, and external PSPs to align technical solutions with compliance, fraud prevention, and business needs
• People Management: Recruit, inspire, and grow your team of engineers through mentorship, career development, and regular feedback
• Operational Excellence: Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring the team leverages modern tools (like AI-driven acceleration) to maintain high productivity and quality

Requirements

• Management Experience: A confirmed experience in a management position with proven people management skills
• Technical Background: Experience in building reliable, scalable, and secure consumer-facing products, ideally with knowledge across backend (Java, Spring) and frontend (Kotlin, Swift, React, TypeScript) stacks
• Communication: Strong leadership and communication skills in English, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical constraints and business/compliance requirements
• Problem-Solving: A track record of "getting things done" and the ability to take a step back to prioritize added-value tasks in a high-stakes environment
• Agile Expertise: Experience in managing development processes using agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
• Domain Expertise: Prior experience with payment systems, or complex transactional environments is a significant plus

Benefits

• Hybrid status for this role : 2-3 days at the Office
• 4 additional weeks on top of legal maternity/paternity leaves
• 50% healthcare coverage (Alan)
• Financial support for home office equipment
• Minimum 25 days holiday per year
• Local meal plan policy (Swile card)
• 50% transportation paid (Forfait Mobilité Durable)
• Free unlimited carpooling & bus rides
• Personal growth via trainings, mentorship, and internal mobility programs
• Employee Stock ownership plan
• Regular team building events
• 1 day off per year to test our product