Technical Lead Manager - AI Financial Assistant Development in Andalucía, Spain

Further Details

A premier European fintech company is hiring a Technical Lead Manager in Andalucía, Spain, to lead cross-functional product squads building innovative AI-driven financial solutions. The role demands expertise in Ruby on Rails monoliths, agile methodologies, and people management within a fast-paced tech environment. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical judgment, collaborative leadership, and a commitment to engineering excellence. The position offers meaningful equity, location-specific benefits, and the chance to work on products impacting millions of users' financial health. This Spain-based role represents a significant career opportunity in one of Europe's most dynamic tech sectors.

Technical Lead Manager Opportunity in Spain

Cleo is revolutionizing personal finance management through innovative AI solutions, creating a unique opportunity for experienced technical leaders in Spain's growing fintech sector. This role combines strategic technical leadership with hands-on engineering contributions, positioning you at the forefront of financial technology innovation.

• Lead a cross-functional product squad of 4-5 engineers in delivering impactful financial solutions
• Balance technical contribution with people management responsibilities
• Work with cutting-edge technologies including Ruby on Rails, React Native, and AWS infrastructure
• Contribute to a unicorn company with over $300M in ARR and millions of users
• Enjoy comprehensive benefits including equity, health insurance, and professional development support

This position represents an exceptional career opportunity in Spain's dynamic technology landscape, offering the chance to shape the future of financial services while developing your leadership capabilities in a supportive, innovative environment.

Skills

• Solid experience with Ruby on Rails, building data models, APIs, and business logic services in a production monolith
• Experience leading technical delivery within a product squad or engineering team, helping shape and scope work through to delivery
• Experience line managing and coaching engineers, including giving feedback, supporting development and navigating performance conversations
• Strong technical judgment, with the ability to balance delivery speed, technical quality, scalability and longer-term investment
• Comfortable delivering with agile methodologies and practices like automated testing, observability, A/B testing, and feature flags
• A collaborative approach - you work well with Product, Design, Analytics and Engineering partners, and enjoy shaping work beyond just the technical bits
• A track record of helping teams build healthy habits, improve ways of working and deliver meaningful outcomes
• Alignment with our company values and engineering principles

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a squad of 4-5 engineers, balancing hands-on technical contribution with line management, coaching and support for individual growth
• Partner with Product Managers, Staff Engineers and other technical leaders to shape a clear, feasible roadmap and deliver against squad OKRs
• Define and steer the technical direction of your squad, helping the team make pragmatic trade-offs across speed, quality, scalability and long-term maintainability
• Create the conditions for effective delivery by providing clarity, unblocking progress and establishing healthy, sustainable ways of working
• Run regular 1:1s, provide clear and actionable feedback, and support engineers through development, performance conversations and growth planning
• Stay close to the code and contribute hands-on to our Ruby on Rails monolith, using practices such as automated testing, observability, A/B testing and feature flags
• Collaborate across Engineering, Product, Design and Data to deliver and iterate on features that have a meaningful impact on our users' financial health

How to apply

• 💼 Review the complete job description and requirements on the application portal
• 📋 Prepare your updated CV highlighting relevant Ruby on Rails and leadership experience
• 🌐 Click the apply now link to access the official application form
• 📝 Complete all required personal and professional information accurately
• 📎 Upload your CV and any relevant portfolio or certification documents
• 📅 Note the application deadline: 18 December 2026
• ✅ Submit your application and await confirmation email
• 📞 The recruitment team may contact you for initial screening
• 🔍 Successful candidates will proceed through technical assessments and interviews