Company Description

Since its creation in 2007 in the financial city of Frankfurt am Main, Solactive AG has grown to one of the key players in the indexing space. The German multi-asset index provider focusses on tailor-made indices, offering to its clients a faster service, with greater flexibility and at a reasonable cost. Solactive AG and its subsidiaries have become one of the fastest growing index providers over the past few years and support the leading investment banks and asset managers across the globe. We have gained global recognition for our role in the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, where we rank among the top providers worldwide for underlying indices. We also excel in diverse areas such as Structured Products and investment mandates, showcasing the wide range of our capabilities. The impact and value we bring to the market is palpable, but also in the reputation we have proudly built by being close to our customers, solidifying Solactive AG as a trusted and reliable ally in the ever-evolving global financial landscape!

Job Overview

Our engineering teams build and enhance Solactive’s indexing platform, which calculates and manages tens of thousands of financial indices and portfolios in real time for clients worldwide. You will join our Index Data & Reporting Team, responsible for tailoring and distributing calculation results, business and regulatory data to clients and data vendors. The team’s mission is to automate data-distribution workflows and provide a high degree of self-service for our business units and clients.

Your Tasks

As Engineering Manager, you will lead a group of technical specialists, working closely with stakeholders, partner teams and senior management. You will set the roadmap, ensure on-time, high-quality delivery, refine processes and coach team members so each can reach full potential. Although you will occasionally be hands-on, your primary focus is to guide the team, uphold technical excellence and best practices, and foster effective collaboration.

Your Profile

• At least 10 years of software-engineering experience, with recent, active coding work in the past few years.
• Previous success as an engineering manager is a plus—provided you have stayed hands-on and continued to ship production code yourself.
• You enjoy working closely with stakeholders to fully understand the business and to effectively drive the team’s mission.
• You can navigate the organisation and manage cross-team projects.
• You combine strong analytical thinking with a proactive, well-structured working style.
• You communicate clearly—even in tough conversations—and steer them to productive outcomes.

• You enjoy helping your team grow and succeed.

  Our Offer

• Global Team: Join our motivated international team at Solactive
• FinTech Excellence: Experience FinTech excellence at Solactive
• Modern Culture: Enjoy our modern, flat hierarchy and startup-like culture
• Responsibility & Connections: Take over responsibility from day one and build relationships in- and outside of the company.
• Vacation: Enjoy 30 annual vacation days, plus extra time off for Christmas Eve and New Year
• Competitive Compensation: Receive a competitive compensation package
• Special Benefits: Job ticket, access to Corporate Benefits, modern office space with ergonomic set-up, employee lounge, and free beverages and fruits
• Community & Networking: Engage in our various networking events
• Professional Developmen t: Grow both personally and professionally through our diverse training offers
• Flexibility: Embrace a flexible work culture with the freedom to choose your work hours, including a hybrid work model, all within a diverse and dynamic environment.

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