Technical Lead Manager - AI Financial Assistant in Asturias, Spain

Further Details

Cleo is seeking a Technical Lead Manager to drive technical excellence and team growth in Asturias, Spain. As a key member of the engineering team, you will balance hands-on coding with people management, ensuring the squad delivers impactful features. The role requires expertise in Ruby on Rails, agile methodologies, and collaborative leadership. This is a high-impact position within a profitable, fast-growing unicorn company that values original thinkers and challenges the status quo. Benefits include meaningful equity, comprehensive health insurance, mental health support, and a paid one-month sabbatical after four years.

Technical Lead Manager - Leading AI Financial Innovation in Spain

Cleo is on a mission to change the world's relationship with money by building the first AI financial assistant that truly understands user needs. As a Technical Lead Manager in Asturias, Spain, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of personal finance. This is not just a job; it's a chance to work with a unicorn company that has achieved over $300M in ARR and serves millions of users. The role combines technical expertise with leadership, allowing you to impact both the product and the people behind it.

The position is ideal for someone with a strong background in Ruby on Rails and agile practices, who is eager to lead a team of engineers in a fast-paced environment. You will work closely with Product, Design, and Data teams to deliver features that enhance users' financial health. With a focus on scalability, quality, and innovation, this role offers the perfect blend of hands-on coding and strategic leadership.

• Lead a squad of 4-5 engineers, providing technical guidance and mentorship
• Contribute to the Ruby on Rails monolith while shaping the technical roadmap
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features
• Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including equity, health insurance, and a sabbatical

Successful candidates will benefit from these Financial Technology jobs in Asturias.

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 judgement, 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

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

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please follow these steps:

• 💼 Prepare your updated CV highlighting relevant technical and leadership experience
• 🔍 Review the job requirements and ensure your skills align with the role
• 📝 Click the apply button to submit your application through our portal
• 📅 Note the closing date: 18 December 2026
• ⚠️ Ensure your application clearly demonstrates how you meet the criteria
• 📩 You may be contacted for an initial screening via email or phone
• 📢 The recruitment process is fair and transparent, with reasonable adjustments available
• 📌 Applications are considered on merit, so highlight your best achievements
• 🌐 Visit the Cleo careers page for more information
• 📞 For support, contact the recruitment team
• ⏳ Act quickly - this is a competitive role in a growing company
• ✅ Submit your application before the deadline to be considered