Technical Lead Manager - Spain

Further Details

Cleo, a leading fintech unicorn, is hiring a Technical Lead Manager in Euskadi, Spain. This full-time position involves leading a squad of 4-5 engineers, shaping technical roadmaps, and contributing hands-on to a Ruby on Rails monolith. Candidates should possess strong experience in technical delivery, people management, and agile practices like automated testing and A/B testing. Successful candidates will benefit from these urgent hiring. The role offers comprehensive benefits, including equity, health insurance, mental health support, and a one-month sabbatical after four years. Apply by 18 December, 2026, to join a diverse team changing the world's relationship with money.

Technical Lead Manager - Spain

Cleo is offering a pivotal role as a Technical Lead Manager in Euskadi, Spain, where you will lead a cross-functional product squad and shape the future of AI-driven financial assistance. Explore these top companies hiring with competitive benefits. This position is ideal for experienced software engineers who excel in both technical leadership and people management, ensuring the delivery of high-impact features that enhance users' financial health.

• Lead and mentor a team of 4-5 engineers, fostering growth and collaboration.
• Contribute hands-on to the Ruby on Rails monolith, prioritizing scalability and maintainability.
• Partner with product and design teams to align technical roadmaps with business goals.
• Implement agile practices like automated testing, observability, and A/B testing to drive quality.

Join Cleo, a unicorn company with over $300M in ARR, and benefit from a comprehensive package including equity, health insurance, and a sabbatical. Apply now to make a meaningful difference in fintech.

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
• 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 job details and ensure your experience aligns with the requirements.
• 📌 Prepare your updated CV, highlighting Ruby on Rails expertise and leadership experience.
• 🌐 Apply online via the official link: Apply Now.
• 📅 Note the closing date: 18 December, 2026.
• ✅ Cleo's hiring process is fair and transparent, with reasonable adjustments available upon request.