Engineering Manager

Description

We are

At Cross River, we're building the financial infrastructure that powers global innovation. With our cutting-edge suite of embedded payments, cards, and lending solutions, we enable millions of businesses and consumers to transact seamlessly and securely.

With 900+ employees worldwide and an R&D center of over 160 employees in Jerusalem - we’re reshaping how financial technology is developed and delivered.

THE ROLE

This is not just a managerial role- it’s a chance to lead a high-impact team building core products at scale. As Engineering Manager, you’ll be a technical leader, a team builder, and a strategic partner. You’ll guide your team to deliver performance, scalable, and secure software solutions, while shaping culture, structure, and product direction. From technical design to org design, you’ll have a direct influence on how we work and what we build.

You’ll work closely with Product, Architecture, and cross-functional teams to turn ambitious ideas into clean, production-ready code - while creating an environment where engineers grow, thrive, and do their best work.

Who You Are

• A collaborative leader who thrives on enabling others to succeed

• Able to balance trust and autonomy with clear technical direction

• Strategic, but not afraid to roll up your sleeves when needed

• Calm, clear, and confident in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

• Be both a highly technical contributor and an effective people leader

• Hold your own in technical discussion, be a subject matter expert in a product domain, and have strategic influence Lead team(s) that deliver on multiple projects of increasing dependencies in an ambiguous or high-impact area

• Work with your team and cross functional partners to define and influence strategy

• Drive roadmap creation and execution

• Collaborate with various functions, drive engineering initiatives and have an impact at an organizational level

• Mentor, coach, and grow your direct reports - championing career development and engagement

• Own recruitment, onboarding, and performance management for your team

• Influence engineering-wide culture, org design, and cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

What You Bring to the Table

• 3+ years of experience managing engineering teams

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including API design and distributed systems

• Proven track record building and scaling high-volume, web-based solutions

• Strong experience with cloud-native infrastructure, containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines

• Skilled at building consensus across departments and aligning engineering with business goals

• Experience managing full project lifecycles and technical teams, including performance management

• Excellent communication in English (written and verbal)

WHY YOU’LL LOVE WORKING HERE

• Flexible hybrid model: 3 days a week in the office – A must

• ₪1,000 net monthly wellness benefit – from therapy to Pilates to your kid’s art class

• Full Keren Hishtalmut, private health & dental insurance

• Donation matching, volunteering days, team outings, and mentorship programs

• A mission-driven culture that values ownership, trust, and meaningful impact

NEXT STEP

Hit Apply!

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