Engineering Manager (Fraud Platform)

Veriff is dedicated to building trust by safeguarding users online. The Fraud Platform team is at the core of this mission, operating with a strong, outcome-driven mindset. We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our Fraud Engineering team, which is Veriff’s frontline defense against online fraud. This team is responsible for building the infrastructure and intelligence that power real-time risk decisions and protect our users at scale.

You will lead and grow a high-performing team at the intersection of platform engineering, machine learning, and risk mitigation. Collaborating closely with product, data science, and security, you will ensure Veriff remains fast, trusted, and resilient against evolving threats.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, grow, and develop a high-performing engineering team focused on core fraud infrastructure and decisioning systems.
• Partner with product, data science, and security stakeholders to define strategy and priorities for fraud prevention.
• Ensure the delivery of robust, scalable systems that balance precision, accuracy, and latency for real-time risk decisions.
• Support the implementation of effective countermeasures against emerging threats.
• Contribute to reinforcing Veriff’s global fraud risk posture.
• Maintain operational excellence and reliability across the data flows and services managed by your team.
• Foster a team culture of accountability, experimentation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Support career growth, feedback culture, and skill development in line with engineering management principles.

Required Qualifications:

• Strategic mindset with a proven ability to align engineering efforts with measurable business impact.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, facilitating alignment across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passion for mentoring and cultivating inclusive, high-performing team cultures.
• Prior experience in addressing fraud at scale, including developing fraud detection pipelines, deploying counter-abuse measures, or leading fraud prevention teams.
• Familiarity with ML-driven systems and the ability to collaborate effectively with data scientists and ML engineers.
• Strong system design skills and the judgment for pragmatic architectural decisions under real-world constraints.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize under risk, and frame technical investments in terms of business outcomes.
• Proven ability to build, scale, retain, and drive strong engineering teams with a clear sense of purpose.
• An innovative mindset with experience implementing new technologies or methodologies to enhance fraud detection capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with fraud prevention, security platforms, or decision engines in fintech, identity, or similar domains.
• Proficiency in Python.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and services specialized in data processing and ML.
• Hands-on experience with observability, risk modeling, or feedback loop integration.

Why Veriff?

Veriff is the preferred identity verification platform partner for innovative growth-driven organizations worldwide, helping them conveniently verify and safeguard users globally. We support a vast array of identity documents from nearly every country and territory.

With a diverse team across the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, and Estonia, and strong backing from investors like Accel, Alkeon, IVP, Tiger Capital, and Y Combinator, we are committed to building a safer and more secure world.

When you join Team Veriff, you have the opportunity to make a real impact and advance your career. We offer a range of benefits designed with you in mind:

• Flexibility to work from home.
• Stock options.
• Extra recharge days in addition to annual vacation.
• Comprehensive relocation support to Estonia or Spain.
• Extensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Learning and Development & Health and Sports budget.
• Four weeks of fully paid sabbatical leave after your 5th work anniversary.