Engineering Manager; Brands & Integrations

About the Role

Engineering Manager to lead delivery within the Brands & Integrations team, with a focus on scaling integrations, reducing support overhead, and applying AI to improve engineering workflows.

Location:

Cape Town or Hove, hybrid work model with regular office connection.

• Lead delivery across the Brands & Integrations team, ensuring clarity of priorities and reliable execution across integrations and product initiatives.
• Partner closely with Product to shape initiatives into clear milestones and delivery plans.
• Improve how integrations scale across processors, aggregators, and brand partners through better tooling and repeatable approaches.
• Reduce operational and support overhead by introducing automation and improving engineering workflows.
• Identify high‑leverage opportunities for AI adoption across delivery, documentation, and support‑related work.
• Run lightweight prototypes and experiments to test AI‑enabled solutions before wider rollout.
• Coach and support engineers to maintain strong technical standards and sustainable delivery pace.
• Translate business priorities into clear engineering sequencing and timelines.
• Communicate progress, trade‑offs, and delivery risks clearly to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with teams across Engineering, Product, Commercial and Operations to support integration‑led growth.
• Support hiring and development of engineers within the team as the function evolves.
• Ensure solutions remain secure, scalable, and aligned with platform standards including ISO 27001 practices.

• Experience leading engineering teams within a scaled software environment or a scale‑up moving into a growth‑phase delivery.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI in engineering delivery environments, such as introducing AI workflows, running prototypes, or improving delivery speed and quality through automation.
• Strong delivery leadership with the ability to sequence work and maintain momentum across competing priorities.
• Confidence working across integration‑heavy technical domains.
• Experience partnering closely with Product Managers on roadmap shaping and execution planning.
• A collaborative leadership style with strong communication and stakeholder alignment skills.
• A pragmatic problem‑solving approach and comfort working with incomplete information.
• Experience supporting secure engineering practices aligned with modern application security expectations.
• Experience working within PHP (Laravel) and Vue.js (Nuxt.js) environments, with confidence contributing to technical direction in these stacks.
• Familiarity with API‑first platforms and integration‑led product environments is helpful.
• Fintech experience is beneficial but not required.

• 21 days holiday per annum.
• Retirement fund (5%).
• Health insurance contribution.
• Employee incentive scheme.
• Hybrid working model.
• High‑spec equipment including laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor.
• Anniversary gifts.
• Monthly breakfasts, drinks, snacks and events.
• Team learning and development budget.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will be happy to accommodate your needs.