Senior Engineering ManagerLead (Brokerage)

Hey! We’re Plum, your smart saving and investing app on a mission to help grow money for life. Whether you’re stashing the cash for tea and toast in your first home or catching some rays during retirement, Plum’s got your back.

Since 2016, over 2 million people in 10 European markets have set aside more than £2 billion with our clever automation and AI – that’s the magic of Plum! As recognition for our work, we’ve received awards from the likes of Deloitte, Finder, and more.

That’s all down to our passionate team of 200+ Plumsters, who work around Europe to help us achieve our mission. And now we’re looking for more brilliant people to join us on our journey

The role:

As a Senior Engineering Manager in our Brokerage domain, you’ll take ownership of the technical direction and delivery outcomes across multiple agile squads. You’ll drive excellence in engineering practices, foster a highperforming and collaborative culture, and shape the strategy behind some of Plum’s most impactful products.

💹 The Brokerage domain is one of Plum’s most strategically important areas. It powers our investment products, including Stocks, Crypto, ETFs trading, serving a fastgrowing user base across the UK and the EU. It’s a dynamic and highly regulated space, requiring smart, scalable, and secure systems, and we’re looking for someone to help us lead the way.

Our Structure 🌍🙌

Plum is organised into crossfunctional squads, each made up of Product Managers, Designers, Backend and Mobile Engineers. Squads belongs to domains which are grouped into Pillars, which represent key strategic areas of the business.

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll take ownership of the Brokerage domain (currently part of the Wealth Pillar), overseeing two squads. You will directly manage one team and support the other by leading its Engineering Lead.

Your focus will be to guide technical vision, ensure strong delivery, and drive crossteam collaboration. Youll work closely with other leaders across Product and Design to align on goals and raise the bar on execution.

Your Key Responsibilities 🎯

• Own the engineering outcomes across the Brokerage domain, ensuring delivery aligns with product goals and business priorities.
• Lead and mentor Engineering Leads and Individual contributors, supporting their growth and enabling them to build empowered, highperforming squads
• Partner with Product and Design to shape technical feasibility and longterm vision for our brokerage services.
• Provide architectural direction for complex systems that need to be scalable, reliable, and compliant.
• Embed a culture of engineering excellence through strong delivery processes, code quality, and continuous improvement.
• Foster a team culture that prioritises impact, ownership, and a commitment to learning.
• Help shape Plum’s broader engineering strategy and contribute to crosspillar initiatives.
• Keep a close eye on emerging technology and regulatory shifts in the investment space, applying them thoughtfully to our work.

• Who You Are 👀

  • You’re a proven engineering leader with experience scaling engineering teams and managing other leaders across multiple domains, with a strong and demonstrable background in the Brokerage space.
  • Comfortable balancing handson involvement with strategic oversight, you know when to roll up your sleeves and when to delegate.
  • Familiar with the complexities of building products in regulated environments, ideally within brokerage or fintech.
  • Strong in coaching and developing engineering leaders, building clear growth paths and fostering autonomy.
  • Excellent communicator who can bring alignment across disciplines and simplify complex technical ideas.
  • Deeply userfocused, with a product mindset and a pragmatic approach to problemsolving.
  • Passionate about continuous improvement, inclusive leadership, and building strong, collaborative cultures.

  • What’s in it for you

    • Own part of the company youre helping grow through stock options
    • Private health insurance
    • Annual training budget
    • Plum Premium for free
    • Competitive referral scheme
    • Flexible approach to remote working: we encourage at least 2 days a week in one of our beautiful offices in London, Athens or Cyprus
    • Team breakfasts and team lunches
    • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
    • 45 workfromanywhere days to give you flexibility to work your way
    • 2 weeks sabbatical after 4 years to take the break you deserve
    • Enhanced parental leave
    • 1 paid volunteering day annually
    • Annual team trip to a surprise destination!
    • A fun, inclusive company culture (think 🦄🌈💯)

    • If you think this sounds like you, don’t hesitate to get in touch!

      Thanks,

      Plum Τeam 💜

      *Plum is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Plum does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, nondisqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.