Hybrid Engineering Manager, Identity Verification

at GeoComply

• Job title: Engineering Manager, Identity Verification
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: PLN 17,666 - PLN 24,291 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, iOS, Java, JavaScript, PHP, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Warsaw, Poland

About the role

• Engineering Manager leading ID Comply (Identity Verification) team at GeoComply. Overseeing full-stack development and bridging product strategy with engineering execution.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary technical leader in shaping the ID Comply roadmap, collaborating with Product Managers to define and prioritize features that maximize client value and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Translate ambiguous customer needs and complex business requirements into clear, actionable technical specifications and user stories for the engineering team.
• Ensure all engineering efforts directly support high-stakes business logic, compliance, and anti-fraud workflows.
• Manage and mentor a strong, independent team of full-stack engineers, fostering a culture of high autonomy, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Provide strategic technical oversight for the team's entire full-stack platform, spanning web applications, backend services, and client-side applications.
• Guide the respectful and strategic modernization of the technology stack, applying strong architectural judgment to ensure stability and future scalability.
• Implement best practices and processes to effectively manage the team through a period of rapid headcount growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Sr. SDM leading high-performing engineering teams.
• Demonstrated professional proficiency in one or more modern programming languages relevant to a full-stack environment (e.g., Go, PHP, JavaScript, Java, C#).
• Proven ability to lead by empowering engineers and fostering a culture of high trust and autonomous decision-making.
• A strong, established product mindset with deep practical experience driving engineering outcomes based on business value.
• Experience managing engineering teams responsible for complex, high-assurance systems in regulated environments (e.g., Financial Services, HealthTech, Gaming, Security, or SaaS platforms with critical compliance requirements).
• Extensive experience overseeing projects that span the entire application stack, from API services to user interfaces.
• Familiarity with the challenges and best practices related to Native SDK integrations (iOS/Android).
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex, non-technical requirements into technical plans and system designs.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity plans
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Extended health benefits
• Generous Learning & Development Allowance
• Sports and Physical Wellness budget (30% of L&D Allowance)
• Charitable and DEI initiatives
• Team-building events