Engineering Manager (Risk Team)

We are looking for an Engineering Manager, Risk Team (Colombia) to lead a high-performing team delivering risk scoring capabilities for Plata’s expansion into Colombia, on top of a mature, well-established platform. Partnering closely with risk analysts, you will help translate deep analytical insight and business risk strategy into scalable, reliable technology with clear business impact. Our accumulated, unique expertise within the risk function — spanning processes, approaches, and tooling — provides a strong foundation for shipping changes with high confidence, robust protection against defects, and a consistently high quality bar.

This role calls for a technically grounded leader with solid engineering judgment, clear thinking, and strong communication — someone who can turn vision into strategy, stay open with stakeholders, and support teams with clarity, discipline, and empathy. If you want to build and guide a strong engineering team at the core of Plata’s risk engineering ecosystem, this role is for you.

Challenges that await you:

• Lead the team across hiring, planning, task decomposition, process improvement, and effective cross-functional collaboration with risk analysts and other stakeholders

• Own team execution and delivery, ensuring predictable timelines and alignment with risk and business objectives

• Drive the development and continuous improvement of risk scoring and decisioning capabilities, building on existing domain expertise, processes, and tooling

• Tackle complex technical and domain challenges, ensuring solutions meet high standards for quality, reliability, and safety

• Shape the architecture, design, and implementation of backend services in Golang, with a focus on scalability, performance, and maintainability

What makes you a great fit:

• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams (hiring, development, performance, and delivery management)

• A strong technical background and development experience, enabling you to participate in architectural discussions and validate the team's technical solutions.

• Excellent cross-team communication skills and the ability to build partnerships.

• 4+ years of experience as a Go developer

• Experience in building and optimizing development processes (planning, decomposition, retrospectives).

• Diplomacy and the ability to advocate for your position and the team's interests with well-reasoned arguments.

• Willingness to learn, adapt, and collaborate effectively

Our ways of working:

• Innovative Spirit: A commitment to creativity and groundbreaking solutions

• Honest Feedback: valuing open, transparent communication

• Supportive Team: a strong, collaborative community

• Celebrating Achievements: recognizing our wins together

• High-Tech Environment: a team full of smart and revolutionary people who date to challenge the status quo of incumbent finances

Our benefits:

• Relocation support to one of our hubs — Cyprus, Serbia, Spain, Georgia— with assistance for the employee and their family

• Flexible work from one of our offices or remote

• Healthcare Coverage

• Education Budget: Language lessons, professional training and certifications

• Wellness Budget: Mental health and fitness activity reimbursements

• Vacation policy: 20 days of annual leave and paid sick leave