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We are Checkout.com – where the world checks out. For thousands of companies shaping the digital economy, our global digital payments network delivers high-performance payments, processing billions of transactions annually.
We help enterprise businesses boost acceptance rates, combat fraud, and turn payments into a major revenue driver. Headquartered in London and with 19 offices worldwide, Checkout.com is trusted by leading brands such as eBay, DocuSign, Vinted, Uber Eats, Klarna, Wise, Sainsbury’s, Financial Times, Grab, and Sony.
This is a career-defining opportunity at a generation-defining company. At Checkout.com, we set ambitious goals, build with intent, and move at speed – always guided by our values as we write the future of payments.
Our teams work on complex challenges that demand focus, ambition, and accountability. For those who thrive in pursuit of performance, those ready to grow, deliver, and be recognized for it – there’s no better place to be.
Job DescriptionGlobal payments are complex and ever-evolving. At Checkout our software engineers develop the next-generation payments technologies that enable our Merchants to boost their acceptance rates, cut processing costs, fight fraud, and create cutting edge technology that enables extraordinary customer experiences.
We're looking for Engineering Managers who bring fresh ideas, have a curious nature and are passionate about working in an Engineering environment which focuses on building products to achieve the company's strategic goals. You’ll get to work with teams from across Checkout.com’s portfolio of products and services who all have a real customer first philosophy.
As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and grow high performing teams that drive projects critical to Checkout's needs. We need our managers to be versatile, display exceptional leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
QualificationsWhat we’re looking for:
- Passionate about leading technical teams, being a leader as well as a manager
- Experience leading a multidisciplinary technical engineering team on technically and conceptually exciting problems
- Proven experience in recruiting or building and developing a team
- Experience in crafting and leading scalable, high-efficiency, or highly available systems
- Solid understanding of SDLC principles and Architectural and Design patterns for Backend and/or Frontend components
- Experience with Continuous Integration and Deployment using DevOps principles
- Experience with cloud-based application development (we use AWS)
- Enjoy learning new skills and using the best tools for the job
- Experience with consumer-facing products and domains would be a bonus but is not a must
How you’ll make an impact:
- Manage and support our multidisciplinary team of engineers working on proprietary algorithms as well as help them advance in their careers
- Support the design, development, and delivery of new product features across our multi-stack ecosystem
- Take ownership of the architecture, solutions and the delivery of projects
- Uphold high standards for our uptime and latency requirements while not sacrificing the veracity of API responses
- Participate in maintaining the team’s cohesion and healthiness
- Handle our incident response and post-incident investigation processes; participate in on-call rotations
- Make critical choices in planning for the long-term vision of our infrastructure and its quality while not overengineering
- Maintain high-quality standards for code, infrastructure, and documentation
- Support the creation and maintenance of user documentation
Bring all of you to work
We create the conditions for high performers to thrive – through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.
Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity – and where your growth is in your hands.
We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.
It’s important we set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable.
Life at Checkout.com
Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.
For a closer look at daily life at Checkout.com, follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram
Apply without meeting all requirements statement
If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.
We believe in equal opportunities
We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.
Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.
When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.
We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.
Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via
- Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
- Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
- Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
- Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/
