Engineering Manager, Modifi
Global B2B Payments and trade services
Open for applications
Global B2B Payments and trade services
21-100 employees
Open for applications
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower small and medium-sized businesses to trade internationally with digital trade finance.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for an experienced and energetic Engineering Manager with a strong background in Java development to join our Product & Engineering team in Berlin
- A Software Engineering professional with at least 2 years of experience in a relevant Leadership role (such as Engineering Manager or VP Engineering with People responsibility)
- Responsibility for the people in your team as well as a bias towards contributing hands-on by writing code
- A proven track record in building best-in-class software systems
- Expert in Java and related technologies, such as Spring Boot, relational databases and Kafka
- Solid understanding of JavaScript (knowledge in frameworks such as React.js or Angular is a plus)
- An emphatic and inspirational Leader
- Strong interpersonal skills combined with the ability to work in a structured way
- An effective problem solver with a strong Business sense
- Eager to work in a fast-paced, fault-tolerant, agile environment with cross-functional teams
- Fluent in English
What the job involves
- At MODIFI, you will have the unique opportunity to help change the way Exporters and Importers are doing business around the world by providing unparalleled tools and services to our customers
- Lead a cross-functional Squad of Java and JavaScript Engineers, helping them to become self-organised, agile and autonomous
- Be responsible for the people within the Squad as well as for the delivery
- Contribute to the success of your Squad with hands-on coding in Java and Spring Boot
- Define objectives, track the progress and support every Engineer in achieving them
- Coach and mentor the Engineers by providing regular feedback
- Establish a vital Engineering culture
- Team-up with other Engineering Managers and the Senior Product Leadership
- Work closely with the CTO and the Founders of the company
Our take
SMEs play a vital role in global trade, representing 98% of exporters and contributing 30% to global volumes. However, over half of their trade finance requests are rejected by banks, creating a massive $1.5T funding gap. This leaves SMEs unable to seize new trade opportunities despite growing global trade and consumer demands.
Modifi aims to bridge this gap - it provides SMEs with simple digital solutions to finance and manage their trades, protect them from counter-party risk, and easily track their shipments. It services over 1,000 buyers and sellers across more than 40 countries. Since being founded in 2018, Modifi has grown at an astounding rate and is now the only digital trade finance platform for SMEs that spans the three major trading regions of Europe, Asia and North America - a cluster which encompasses approximately 80% of global imports and exports.
Following major funding across multiple rounds, Modifi's current strategy is focused on addressing increasing demand and helping more SMEs trade internationally on their digital platform. Fundamentally, with the OECD predicting that the trade finance landscape is to undergo "profound changes" in the coming years, Modifi has a great opportunity to be at the forefront of change for the better.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$15m
SERIES C
Sep 2021
$24m
SERIES B
Total funding: $47.8m
Company benefits
- The world is your oyster - we have networks around the globe with offices in Amsterdam, Berlin, Delhi, Dhaka, Dubai, Hongkong, Mumbai, New York, Shenzhen
- You want to get to know your colleagues better?! We organize regular gatherings, events and parties
- At MODIFI we have a very hands-on mindset, giving our people the chance to grow with their responsibilities
Company values
- Push the boundaries
- Grow together
- Make it happen
- Ownership is cool
- Straight talking is encouraged
Company HQ
De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leadership
Nelson Holzner
(CEO)Has 20 years of professional experience in top international firms, startups and high growth companies, and is the founder and ex-CEO of BillPay.
Sven Brauer
(COO)Was a key part in building BillPay, and was also part of Klarna's senior management team until 2018.
Jan Wehrs
(CTO)IT professional with more than 12 years’ hands on experience with various platforms and over 5 years’ experience as Senior IT executive. Also a member of the alphalist network.
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