Signicat is a pioneering Pan-European Digital Identity Service Provider, supporting over 170 data sources for seamless identity verification. Trusted by governments, financial institutions, and businesses worldwide. Such as General Financing, Compensa Life, Telia, Rimi, Volvo, and many more.

Today, Signicat employs over 530 people across 20 offices in 15 European countries. We work with leading banks, fintechs, telcos, public authorities, healthcare providers, and enterprises across retail and mobility to deliver trusted digital identity and onboarding solutions at scale.
Joining Signicat means contributing to a mission that has a real impact on how society works and trusting each other in an increasingly digital world.

Since 2007, Signicat has been steadily growing organically and through strategic acquisitions, which led us to become a pioneering Pan-European Digital Identity Service Provider (DISP). We support 170+ data sources to identify businesses and individuals – from national eIDs, ID-document scanning, and biometric verification to data sources for AML and KYC checks, all accessible through a single integration point.

Technology at Signicat:

At Signicat, our platform engineering approach fosters a culture where each product team operates as a mini-company, empowering individuals with the freedom of a startup while enjoying the support of an entire organisation.

We encourage our engineers to explore tech innovations, experiment freely, and share their expertise with each other. The digital space is our playground, and we are making it safer together, one day at a time.

If you are passionate about building new ground technology, navigating the challenges of productisation, or leading the charge in technology migration, Signicat is a place for you. Currently, we’re developing a unified hosting platform, Digital Trust Platform (DTP), where all our solutions will be available with harmonised architecture and technical set-up. We are growing fast, so joining us means you will too.

About the Role:

We’re looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our DevTools team - a small, high-impact group focused on improving how engineering works across the company.

This is a hands-on leadership role.

You’ll manage a team of 4 engineers while staying close to the code and technical decisions.

Your mission is to build and scale internal tools that improve developer experience and productivity, while helping accelerate the adoption of AI across engineering workflows and the wider organization.

You’ll also act as the Product Owner for your domain - shaping priorities, defining the roadmap, and ensuring the tools you build solve real problems.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, platform, and product.
You’ll shape how engineering works across the company, not just within one team, by building tools that impact every developer and product. You’ll have real ownership - both from a people and product perspective - and play a key role in introducing AI into engineering workflows.

What you will do:

Lead and support a team of engineers, creating a strong, collaborative, and accountable environment
Stay hands-on - contributing to design, architecture, and selected parts of the codebase

Own the DevTools roadmap as a Product Owner, prioritizing work based on impact and business needs

Design and build internal platforms and tooling that improve developer experience and speed

Drive adoption of modern engineering practices across teams (CI/CD, observability, DevOps)

Identify opportunities to introduce AI into development workflows and internal tooling

Work closely with engineers, product managers, and security teams to build scalable and reliable systems

Ensure systems are robust, observable, and built with performance, reliability, and security in mind

Mentor engineers and guide teams on best practices for building and using platform solutions

What we expect:

Experience leading engineering teams (line management or similar responsibility)
Strong background as a software engineer

Experience working with cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure) and modern infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD)

Solid understanding of distributed systems, reliability, and observability

Experience building internal platforms or developer tooling is a strong plus

Ability to balance people leadership, hands-on engineering, and product thinking

Comfortable working in agile environments and driving continuous improvement

Interest in AI tooling and how it can improve engineering productivity

What we offer:

Tailored benefits package by location - we aim to empower our employees by offering customised benefits suited to each market
Your tech, your way - choose the tech gear that aligns with your comfort and meets your preferences
Hybrid work style - collaborate with the team in-office several days a week and embrace the flexible work model
Work-life balance - enjoy an extra 5 paid days off annually, and we will celebrate your work
Health & Wellness - we prioritise your physical and mental well-being by providing designated packs and access to the Headspace app
Continuous growth - quarterly development talks, a dedicated time during working hours each week for training and development, unlimited access to Udemy courses, defined career paths and internal mentorship opportunities
Customised onboarding - we will prepare an Onboarding Plan to ensure an easy and smooth beginning
Be part of an international team - the opportunity to work from any other Signicat office for 2 months per year and 3 weeks per year from any European country
Give back to the community - option to use 16 hours of paid volunteer time each year to support a charity or cause you are passionate about
Empowering feedback culture - by using employee engagement tools, we ensure that every voice is heard, empowering us to grow together
Meet-ups - frequent office gatherings and biennial Kick-off event to bring every Signicat under one roof that you don’t want to miss

Salary: During the hiring process, we will discuss your salary expectations to ensure alignment with your skills and competencies.

Office specifics:

Rotterdam: Modern workplace - a cosy office located in the heart of Rotterdam near the central station, with daily lunches provided to keep you fueled throughout the day and so much more!
Madrid: Modern workplace - a cosy office in Madrid with just a 15-minute walk from Atocha central station, surrounded by green recreational areas and parking available

We build technology for people to trust each other in the digital world. Signicat is the leading provider of trusted digital identity across Europe. We are growing fast, so joining us means you will too. We connect businesses with their customers and users with digital services. But the greatest connections are the human ones that we have within Signicat, working with the brightest minds in our industry.

We value the well-being of each employee and all work together to create a supportive and inspiring work environment. Signicat has several offices around Europe. We encourage creativity, initiative and independence to get things done. The digital space is our playground, and we are making it safer together, one day at a time. For further information about Signicat, please visit www.signicat.com

Engineering Manager / Lead Platform Engineer (DevTools & AI)

Be a part of our journey to build a trusted digital world!