Engineering Team Lead, Solaris
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€100-120k
Banking-as-a-Service platform
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Banking-as-a-Service platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
€100-120k
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To create a world where financial services seamlessly sync with life.
Role
Who you are
- If you have a strong engineering background in fintech, BaaS, or compliance-driven domains, and a passion for leading engineering teams to solve complex, high-impact problems, this role offers direct influence over our platform’s scalability and success
- A bachelor degree in Computer Science or equivalent, or professional experience in Software Engineering
- 8+ years of professional experience building and shipping software, with deep proficiency in our stack
- At least 1-2 years of experience in a formal or informal leadership capacity (e.g., Staff Engineer, Team Lead, etc.,)
- Demonstrate ability to lead technical design and architecture discussions for complex systems./Orchestrate the technical direction for the given scope, as well as the alignment with architecture strategy and quality requirement of the services within the domain
- Proficiency in one or more of our programming languages with a proven track record of developing scalable products
- Extensive experience in the development and operation of cloud-native applications across major platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
- Strong expertise in building and operating distributed systems, prioritizing performance, reliability, and maintainability
- Demonstrated leadership in technical projects or teams (e.g., Tech Lead, Team Lead)
- Solid understanding of security best practices for backend and cloud services
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, effectively balancing technical and product objectives
- Strong command of English both written and verbally within a business context
- A strong sense of ownership and a focus on delivering value to our users./Guide and build teams of engineers to deliver business value
- Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders and to provide clear, empathetic feedback
- Ability to recognize, articulate and foster growth opportunities for engineers
- Comfortable working with AI tools, thinking critically about AI outputs, and contributing to a culture of responsible AI use. We expect you to demonstrate comfort with AI-assisted workflows and a willingness to continuously develop their AI capabilities as the technology evolves
- If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single item in the job description, please contact us anyway
What the job involves
- Accelerating business customer onboarding while staying ahead of evolving EU regulatory frameworks (AMLR) is one of our highest technical priorities. As Engineering Team Lead (BKYC), you will lead the software architecture and engineering team responsible for our business onboarding, periodic review, and risk monitoring platforms
- You will tackle complex technical challenges -such as automating corporate hierarchy analysis, optimizing identity verification pipelines, and ensuring seamless integration with our downstream banking systems
- Team Leadership and Management
- Lead and manage a single engineering team of 5-6 engineers
- Recruit, mentor, and guide software engineers in their career growth and provide tailored feedback
- Proactively cultivate team health, enhance engineer skillsets, ensure service ownership, and optimize team composition
- Technical Excellence
- Be hands-on technically, writing and reviewing code that adheres to quality and architectural standards
- Champion high engineering standards, promoting consistency across codebases, and implementing best practices within your team while aligning with Solaris's technical vision
- Be responsible for ensuring the sanity of architecture, operational excellence, and quality, while delivering results on time
- Collaboration and Strategy
- Work closely with product owners, staff engineers, other engineering leads and stakeholders to define and set your team's roadmap in alignment with Solaris strategy
- Assume full ownership of your team's scope, addressing the needs of various stakeholders and functions across Solaris
- Empower the team to operate self-sufficiently within the broader Engineering organization
Our take
Many obstacles in place prevent companies from offering their own financial services. Complex and high-cost processes mean that companies find it difficult to build their own banking systems or even apply for a banking license. This can stunt development as it reduces a company's growth and expansion options.
Solaris offers a Banking-as-a-Service platform that allows companies to seamlessly integrate financial services within their existing operations, removing traditional hurdles that companies would have to face. The company differs from the competition through the use of an API for optimal integration. It also holds a full German banking license, granting it an efficient position to deal with any red tape and complex processes, taking this strain away from companies.
Through moves such as its acquisition of MER, as well as many other collaborations, Solaris has paved the way for increased operations across Europe to now offer significant market coverage. In the long run, the company aims to be the core banking service across Europe and a foundational platform through which all companies integrate financial services into their ecosystem.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-2% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Feb 2025
$156.7m
SERIES G
Mar 2024
$104.5m
SERIES F
Total funding: $733.9m
Company benefits
- Learning & development budget
- Remote working allowance
- Free online yoga
- Referral program
- Mental healthcare service
- Public transport allowance
- Partial lunch reimbursement
- Additional vacation days
- Glasses for laptop work
- Fruits and drinks at the office
- Volunteering days
Company HQ
Wrangelkiez, Berlin, BE
Leadership
Carsten Höltkemeyer
(CEO)Joined Solaris in 2022 as CEO. They are also an Executive Chairman at auxmoney. Previously they were the CFO of Merchant Services at Nets Group. CFO of Concardis Payment Group at Concardis, and a General Manager of Barclaycard Hamburg.
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