About this role
Team leadership & coaching ¿ Provide mentorship and day-to-day support to developers and data scientists, fostering a culture of continuous learning. Help senior engineers grow junior colleagues and keep knowledge flowing across the team. Technical project leadership ¿ Lead the delivery of technical projects end to end ¿ infrastructure, platform, security, tooling and cross-cutting engineering initiatives ¿ from scoping through rollout. Business-driven projects are owned by Product Owners; you partner closely with them while taking the lead on the technical roadmap and its execution. Recruitment & onboarding ¿ Lead hiring for developers, infrastructure engineers, and data & AI specialists. Design and oversee onboarding that integrates new hires quickly and effectively into the team and its practices. Process refinement ¿ Work with Product Owners to shape and fine-tune agile practices (backlog management, sprint planning, retrospectives) that maximise productivity and keep focus on strategic priorities. Continuously trial new techniques ¿ such as AI-assisted coding and process automation ¿ to raise efficiency and quality. Visibility & communication ¿ Ensure transparent reporting of achievements, roadmaps and risks to stakeholders. Run regular updates on progress, risks and resource needs, and build a shared understanding of priorities across engineering, product and business. Collaboration & facilitation ¿ Act as the bridge between developers, Product Owners, data scientists and external partners. Facilitate discussions on requirements and dependencies so projects run smoothly and teams stay aligned. Technical oversight ¿ Keep enough depth in our stack (AWS, .NET, Angular, Python, event-driven micro-services) to contribute to architectural discussions and understand the challenges your team faces. Champion security best practices and infrastructure improvements, while delegating implementation to subject-matter experts. Culture & growth ¿ Foster an environment where engineers feel accountable and empowered to take ownership. Encourage curiosity and a pragmatic, solution-oriented mindset, and promote AI and emerging tools that streamline work and sharpen the team's skills. Experience managing engineering or cross-functional teams, with a track record of coaching people and growing their skills. A record of leading technical projects or initiatives through to delivery. Proven ability to design and refine agile or lean processes that improve delivery effectiveness. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; comfortable presenting plans, progress and blockers to technical and non-technical audiences alike. Organised and detail-oriented, able to juggle multiple initiatives without losing sight of the big picture. Comfortable introducing new tools and techniques (e.g., AI-assisted development) and measuring their impact. Enough technical literacy in cloud infrastructure, web technologies and DevOps pipelines to understand team challenges and shape high-level decisions. Fluency in French or Dutch alongside professional English. Nice to have Prior experience in fintech or other regulated environments. Experience working with near-shore or hybrid teams. Opportunity to be part of a great and extremely motivating start-up adventure. A pleasant working environment, conveniently located outside Brussels and easily accessible by car, avoiding the usual traffic. A company culture valuing empowerment and bringing career development perspectives. Competitive salary package related to your profile and experience.