# Engineering Manager at Tabby

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- **Company:** Tabby (https://jobs.trythestack.co/companies/tabby)
- **Location:** Serbia
- **Work arrangement:** On-site
- **Employment type:** Full-time
- **Experience level:** 5–10 years
- **Visa sponsorship:** Offered, according to the listing
- **Key skills:** Engineering management, Golang, Backend engineering, Distributed systems, High-load architectures, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, GitLab, Microservices, API integration, Team leadership, Product development, AI tools, Strategic planning
- **Posted by employer:** 2026-11-04
- **Added to The Stack:** 2026-11-06
- **Listed until:** 2027-01-03
- **Status:** Active
- **Apply:** https://tabby.pinpointhq.com/en/postings/5ceb85f2-6d9c-4c6a-88a3-54e4c1370620 (the employer's own application page)
- **Human page:** https://jobs.trythestack.co/jobs/engineering-manager-tabby-8e3d8354

## About the role

Responsibilities:
- Lead the Card Activation team: set priorities, drive cross-functional projects and deliver production-grade systems.
- Stay hands-on as a playing coach: write and review code, guide architecture and ensure engineering best practices.
- Oversee incident response, technical debt reduction and adoption of AI-enhanced workflows to boost productivity.
- Hire, mentor and grow engineering talent; define roadmap contributions and monitor team performance metrics.
- Collaborate with Product, Design and stakeholders to ensure features meet functional and non-functional requirements.

Requirements:
- 5+ years backend engineering experience and 2+ years managing engineering teams (fintech/e-commerce preferred).
- Proven background building scalable, distributed systems and working with technologies like PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, GCP and GitLab.
- Strong hands-on coding skills, API integration experience and commitment to maintainable, testable code.
- Excellent communication in English, proactive problem-solving skills and ability to work remotely across time zones.

## Responsibilities

Lead the Card Activation team by balancing hands-on technical contributions with people management and architectural decision-making. Drive cross-functional projects, mentor team members, and optimize engineering processes to support business growth.

## Requirements

Requires 5+ years of backend engineering experience and at least 2 years in an engineering management role, preferably within fintech or e-commerce. Proficiency in building scalable, distributed systems and familiarity with modern cloud-native technologies is essential.

## FAQ

- **Is this Engineering Manager  role still open?** It was posted on 2026-11-04 and is listed as active on The Stack. Confirm on Tabby's application page before applying.
- **Does Tabby offer visa sponsorship?** This listing is marked as offering visa sponsorship. Eligibility rules are set by the employer, so check the details on Tabby's site.
- **Where is this role located?** The listing gives the location as Serbia. It is marked on-site.
- **What skills does this role ask for?** The listing names: Engineering management, Golang, Backend engineering, Distributed systems, High-load architectures, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, GitLab, Microservices, API integration, Team leadership, Product development, AI tools, Strategic planning.

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