Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Guru Pay is an EMI based in Lithuania, with a mission to deliver personalized, boutique financial services to B2B, B2C, and C2B customers. We are highly ambitious - focusing on speed, security, and top-tier quality in everything we do.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager who combines strong technical foundations with people-first leadership. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on developing high-performing teams, guiding technical direction, and fostering an environment where engineers can do their best work. You will balance hands-on technical engagement with team leadership to deliver high-quality, impactful products.

You will report to the CTO and have a unique opportunity to help build a dream software delivery organization where speed of delivery is in balance with quality.

What will you do:

Delivery & Execution

• Oversee the team's delivery, ensure commitments are met, priorities are set and understood, and blockers are addressed.
• Work closely with a product manager to understand and translate business requirements into technical deliveries. Ensure technical work finds its place and is being prioritized.
• Ensure engineering best practices, security standards, and compliance policies are consistently followed.
• Ensure the team delivers robust, maintainable, and scalable systems while adhering to high engineering standards.
• Champion best practices in observability, reliability, testing, and performance.
• Participate in high-level architectural discussions and ensure alignment with long-term technical strategy.

Team Health & Culture

• Create and sustain a healthy team environment that values openness, trust, and psychological safety.
• Support team-building activities and initiatives that strengthen engagement.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Foster a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement within the team.

People Management

• Take care of your team: Conduct regular 1:1s, feedback sessions, and growth planning with individual engineers.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide structured feedback, and have a strong say in promotions, compensation, and role changes.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, and team composition.
• Define career paths and growth opportunities for engineers at different levels and support them on their chosen path.
• Address and resolve conflicts constructively.
• Handle sensitive personnel matters, including underperformance or disciplinary actions.

What we expect:

• 2+ years of experience in an engineering management or team lead role, with 5+ years in software engineering overall.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Proven track record of leading teams to ship high-quality software on time and within scope.
• Solid background in backend or full-stack development, with hands-on familiarity in at least one modern language (we speak PHP).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and API design.
• Experience establishing and evolving engineering processes - from code reviews to deployment practices.
• Comfortable working closely with product managers and other stakeholders to align technical work with business goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Familiar with cloud-native ecosystems (we are using AWS).
• Background in data-informed leadership - using metrics and feedback loops to guide engineering strategy.
• Business-level communication fluency in English
• Located anywhere in Lithuania, willing to travel to the Vilnius office for two days per week

Nice to haves:

• Background in FinTech, payments, or other regulated domains with security/compliance considerations is a strong plus.
• Hands-on involvement in hiring, career frameworks, and performance reviews.

What will you get:

• A starting salary of 6000 EUR Gross (negotiable based on experience)
• 2nd pillar pension coverage
• Encouragement and budget to support your professional development and certifications
• Extra vacation day on your birthday
• Hybrid work options between our Vilnius office (3 days a week) and anywhere in Lithuania
• Regular workations, health challenges , and other team initiatives
• A team that values code quality, end-user experience , and continuous improvement