Software Engineering Manager in Edinburgh

About Oneiro Solutions

Oneiro Solutions and its Digital Loan Exchange (DLX) platform brings to market an entirely digital syndicated loan administration platform. Built on the latest technology standards, our platform removes the need for faxes and emails and provides a seamless collaborative and transparent experience for borrowers, lenders and agents alike throughout the lifecycle of a corporate loan.

If working for an innovative fintech that aspires to be the global standard for the corporate and syndicated lending market (a multi‑trillion dollar market) motivates you, then we want to talk to you.

The Role

As the Engineering Manager for our Core Team, you will be a pivotal leader sitting at the heart of our engineering organization. This is a high‑impact, strategic role for a leader who is excited by complex technical challenges and wants to own the engine that powers our global expansion.

You will lead the team, ensuring that the DLX platform remains scalable, performant, and reliable as we evolve our core technology. You will drive processes to enable the team to achieve goals, solve challenges effectively, and deliver predictably while fostering a culture of psychological safety and high ambition.

Key Responsibilities

• People and Team Development
• Lead & Mentor: Lead and develop a talented team of software engineers, fostering their growth and career progression through clear development goals and coaching.
• Culture: Create a team environment where people are empowered to do great work, discuss challenges candidly and "disagree then commit".
• Talent Acquisition: Take a leading role in hiring, onboarding, and scaling a diverse engineering team to meet the needs of our expanding roadmap.
• Planning and Delivery
• Strategic Alignment: Partner with Customer Success to align priorities, capacity, and scope creating clear goals and realistic plans for business‑critical initiatives.
• Operational Excellence: Track, predict, and course‑correct project status, ensuring the team has the right structure and clarity to deliver consistently and sustainably.
• Stakeholder Management: Translate between technical and business contexts, ensuring stakeholders are informed, aligned, and aware of risks or trade‑offs.
• Technical Stewardship
• Guidance: Provide technical leadership by guiding the team to design systems that meet both product requirements and long‑term operational health.
• System Integrity: Encourage good practices around testing, observability, and resilience, ensuring the core systems remain maintainable and robust.
• Architecture: Participate in engineering‑wide leadership initiatives that progress our overall technical strategy and architectural standards.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Math, or other STEM fields.
• Experience: 3+ years of engineering management experience, ideally in a scale‑up or high‑growth fintech environment.
• Technical Mastery: A strong engineering background with proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, or Java. You should be able to contribute to technical scoping and design without being "hands‑on" in the code daily.
• Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and cloud‑native architectures. Experience in SaaS or B2B fintech is highly desired.
• Execution: A proven track record of improving team delivery cadence, reducing quality issues, and building sustainable, healthy teams that deliver consistently.
• Communication: Excellent communication skills with the ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity in a fast‑paced environment.

Desirable (Nice to have)

• Financial Domain Expertise: Previous experience in Fintech or Banking—specifically within corporate/investment banking or syndicated lending—is a significant advantage.
• AI & Data Literacy: Familiarity with building or integrating AI/ML services and a "systems‑thinking" approach to probabilistic AI behaviours.
• Regulated Environments: Experience operating within frameworks like SOC2, ISO 27001, or GDPR, ensuring "security by design" is part of the team's DNA.
• Data‑Driven Management: Familiarity with DORA metrics or Lean/Agile flow metrics to drive measurable team improvements.
• DevFinOps: An interest in cloud cost optimisation and ensuring the core platform scales efficiently as well as reliably.