Location: Job located in Poland (Gdańsk), Denmark (Copenhagen), or Germany (Berlin), with the possibility of two remote working days per week.

Shine exists to help freelancers and small business owners reclaim the joy of working for themselves.
Running a business shouldn't mean drowning in financial admin – it should be inspiring and rewarding. Our app brings banking, invoicing, accounting and admin together in one place, so entrepreneurs can focus on what matters most: growing their business and enjoying the freedom of working for themselves.

We're a multicultural team of over 400 people across France, Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands. By bringing together leading European fintechs like Shine, Kontist and Tellow, we've built a single, intuitive platform designed for simplicity, speed and accuracy – backed by local, award-winning support.

Your hiring experience matters
Just as we respect our customers' time, we respect yours. Your experience with Shine should feel simple, transparent and genuinely supportive.
If this sounds like somewhere you want to grow, we'd love to hear from you.

👀 The Invoicing Core / Invoicing Success team at Shine

We’re building the future of invoicing for small and medium businesses across Europe. Our Invoicing Core and Invoicing Success teams are central to this mission:

• Invoicing Core is focused on the invoicing editor, migrating functionality into the new Shine platform, and modernizing our backend services.

• Invoicing Success is driving web and mobile experiences, integrating invoicing with banking, revamping contacts, and supporting the editor integration.

Both teams are highly skilled, motivated, and product-driven, working closely with Product Managers and Designers in a trio setup. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll join us to help scale, stabilize, and deliver high-impact solutions for our customers.

📋 Your role as an Engineering Manager

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and empowering a team of engineers. You’ll take on people leadership responsibilities, ensure delivery excellence, and provide technical guidance that enables the team to deliver customer and business value effectively. You’ll work closely with a Product Manager and Product Designer in a product trio, balancing technical ambition with pragmatic delivery.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading an international, partially remote team through coaching, feedback, and career development.

• Driving engineering excellence by setting quality standards, guiding architectural decisions, and managing technical debt.

• Ensuring efficient delivery by establishing effective processes, reducing inefficiencies, and adapting to changing priorities.

• Collaborating closely with Product and Design to align on customer value and business impact.

• Managing talent: supporting growth, addressing underperformance, and leading inclusive, fair hiring processes.

• Representing the team across the organization, building trust with stakeholders, and ensuring clear, concise communication.

🔎 About you

• Strong background as a software engineer (preferably full stack) with credibility in architecture, quality, and reliability discussions.

• 2+ years of experience in a management role and 5+ years in software engineering.

• Proven track record in leading projects, managing priorities, and delivering results in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent people leadership skills: ability to build psychological safety, coach, give feedback, and manage performance.

• Clear and concise communicator who can align with stakeholders and represent the team effectively.

• Collaborative mindset: comfortable working in a product trio with Product Manager and Product Designer.

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

Nice to have:

• Hands-on coding ability when needed (e.g., code reviews, prototypes).

• Experience with remote and diverse teams.

• Fintech or accounting domain knowledge.

• Practical knowledge of cloud infrastructure and DevOps practices.

🌈 Equal Opportunity Employer

We follow the principle of equal treatment for all job applicants and do not discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, color, racial or ethnic origin, religion, disability, etc., as per applicable law.

💚 Our recruitment process

1️⃣ 30-minute screening session with a Talent Acquisition Specialist.

2️⃣ 1-hour interview with hiring manager to dive into your experience, vision for the role, and career expectations.

3️⃣ 45-minute technical interview + 45-minute business case presentation.

4️⃣ Final interview where we will talk about your soft skills with a personality test, and you’ll meet your potential future colleagues.