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Job description
About Paddle
Paddle revolutionizes payment infrastructure for digital product companies by acting as a Merchant of Record, eliminating the complexities of managing fragmented payment systems. Supporting over 6000 software sellers across 245 global territories, Paddle provides a faster, safer, and cost-effective payment solution, backed by prominent investors like KKR, FTV Capital, and 83North.
Role Overview
As the Engineering Manager for the Subscriptions team, you will oversee the core product that drives Paddle's recurring revenue engine. This product enables customers to manage subscription lifecycles including plan modifications, proration, trials, and flexible billing schedules. Your leadership will shape the scaling and strategic direction of this critical platform that powers the recurring billing operations of thousands of companies worldwide.
Team Structure
Product Engineering teams at Paddle typically comprise a Product Manager, Engineering Manager, and 4-6 engineers, focusing on defined product areas with clear ownership and objectives. These cross-functional teams collaborate with Design, Data, InfoSec, Platform, and Developer Experience to deliver end-to-end roadmaps effectively.
Responsibilities
- Lead the team to deliver initiatives from conception through rollout, collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure high standards.
- Mentor and manage engineers to foster both personal growth and collective team impact.
- Partner with the Product Manager to set strategic roadmaps and optimize team workflows for sustainable productivity.
- Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team effectiveness and agility.
- Oversee technical decisions and steer the technical strategy within your product domain, focusing on high-level leadership rather than coding contributions.
- Contribute to the broader data strategy by integrating metrics relevant to team performance and product success.
- Enhance the stability and scalability of Paddle’s high-throughput event-driven systems.
- Collaborate with engineering leadership to uphold department-wide engineering principles and best practices for an industry-leading organization.
Required Qualifications and Experience
- Proficiency in Go or comparable programming languages.
- Prior experience designing or scaling subscription or recurring billing systems is highly advantageous.
- At least two years of engineering management experience leading multiple direct reports and nurturing professional development.
- Strong background as a senior software engineer, with experience in complex large-scale cloud-based platforms.
- Deep understanding of high-performing, sustainable engineering team dynamics.
- Excellent communication skills suitable for leading technical discussions across varied audiences.
- Specialized experience building products managing payments, transfers, and financial reconciliations.
- Detail-oriented with a keen interest in understanding mechanisms of money flow.
- Comfort working alongside financial, risk, and legal stakeholders to maintain system reliability, compliance, and scalability.
- Proactive ownership mindset balanced with self-awareness and continuous improvement.
- Proven ability to navigate complex problems with ambiguity, maintaining quality while progressing efficiently.
- A demonstrated customer-centric approach and decisive action orientation.
Inclusion and Diversity
Paddle values diversity and strives to eliminate invisible barriers for customers and team members alike. They encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to accommodating needs throughout the hiring process and workplace to cultivate an environment where everyone can be authentic and grow together.
Company Values
- Paddle Together - Emphasizes collective intelligence: "None of us is as smart as all of us."
- Paddle Simply - Pursues simplicity through clarity and thoughtful design.
- Paddle For Others - Focuses on enabling collective success and realizing broad aspirations.
Why Work at Paddle
Paddle is a diverse, expanding team that values transparency, collaboration, and respect. Operating as a digital-first organization, it offers flexible remote work options, unlimited holidays, and four months of paid family leave inclusive of all genders. Continuous learning is supported through an annual learning budget, regular training, and exposure to new challenges for personal development.