Sr. Engineering Manager

Murphy AI is a next-generation debt collection platform powered by artificial intelligence
, designed to optimize recovery rates while maintaining respectful and personalized communication. Our advanced automation streamlines the process of collecting overdue invoices for businesses,
providing a seamless and effective solution
.

At Murphy AI, we’re tackling one of the toughest challenges in fintech:
making debt recovery more efficient, autonomous and scalable. Our AI-powered agents adapt instantly, engaging with debtors across channels like voice, email and sms to maximize results while preserving trust. By combining advanced artificial intelligence with powerful automation,
we’re setting a new standard for how businesses recover payments
.

As a fast-growing startup that has already made an impact within less than a year in the market,
we are building a talented team to scale our operations and drive our vision forward 🌟

As a Sr.
Engineering Manager
, your mission is to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team, fostering technical excellence while delivering impactful solutions that drive Murphy’s growth. You’ll be responsible for aligning team output with product goals, ensuring engineering quality, and supporting each engineer’s personal and professional development. You’ll play a key role in scaling both our platform and our team.

Today, you’ll be joining a fast-moving group of 12 engineers across backend, frontend, AI and infrastructure. Over the next year, we’re planning to scale the organization to nearly 30 engineers, and you will be instrumental in shaping the structure, culture, and processes that make this growth successful.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Set clear goals, manage performance, and foster career development.
• Ensure strong communication within engineering teams, organize team rituals, and maintain alignment on priorities and goals.
• Ruthlessly prioritize work to drive focus, eliminate distractions, and deliver meaningful results
• Work closely with Product, Bussiness, and Engagment to define and execute the roadmap.
• Contribute to technical decisions and provide hands‑on support if needed.
• Help recruit and onboard new team members as we grow.
• Have regular one‑on‑ones with engineers, where you will set expectations, provide regular feedback and keep team members accountable.
• Identify roadblocks and implement solutions to keep teams on track.

• Proven experience leading and developing engineering teams in fast‑paced, high‑growth environments.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills. You know how to align team efforts with company goals and manage multiple streams of work effectively.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. You foster clarity, collaboration, and psychological safety within the team.
• Passion for mentoring engineers and supporting their professional growth through feedback, coaching, and career development planning.
• Experience driving engineering excellence through rituals, processes, and continuous improvement.
• A solid technical background to guide technical conversations, evaluate trade‑offs, and support informed decision‑making.

• Frontend
  :
  Next.js, Tailwind, Type Script.
• Backend
  :
  Node.js, Type Script, Python, OpenAI
• Infrastructure
  : AWS, Kubernetes, Microservices, Postgre
  
  SQL.

• You have experience leading engineering teams (Ideally +4 years)
• You come from a technical background - ideally in software engineering, where you were a hands‑on IC
• Nice to have
  : you have experience working in teams developing products with AI.

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Salary
: €70,000–€90,000 gross/year

📈
Stock options
:
Because we all build Murphy together – you'll own a piece of what we’re creating.

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Impact
:
Be part of our startup journey from day one, playing a key role in our growth and building something meaningful from the ground up.

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Learning
:
Continuous development through trainings, knowledge-sharing, and exposure to other top‑tier startups in our ecosystem.

🍱
Healthy meals
:
No more boring tupperware – enjoy daily meals with Nora Foods
. We cover 50% of each order!

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Cobee card
:
Flexible compensation…