About the role
From the employer’s listing · Tide · posted 18 September 2026
ABOUT TIDE
At Tide, we help SMEs save time and money in the running of their businesses by not only offering business accounts and related banking services, but also a comprehensive set of highly usable and connected administrative solutions, from invoicing to accounting.
Tide is transforming the small business banking market and now supports over 2 million members globally across the UK, India, Germany and France.
Using advanced technology, all solutions are designed with SMEs in mind. With quick onboarding, low fees and innovative features, we thrive on making data driven decisions to serve our mission: to help SMEs save time and money so they can get back to doing what they love.
Tide facts
- Tide is available for UK, Indian, German and French SMEs
- Over 2 million members across UK and India
- Over $300 million raised in funding
- Over 2,800 Tideans globally
- Recognised with Great Place to Work certification three years in a row, and among India’s Top 50 Best Workplaces in Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance in 2026
- We have offices in Central London, with a member support and technology centre in Sofia, Bulgaria, technology centres in Serbia, Romania, Lithuania and Hyderabad and offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Berlin, Paris and Luxembourg
ABOUT THE TEAM:
The Manage Money team owns the systems that give Tide members precise, reliable control over how money moves within and around their account. That means internal transfers, direct debit mandate management, standing orders, sweep rules, and balance notifications. These features are what elevates Tide from a place to hold money to a tool that actively works for a member's business: money moving on schedule, obligations met automatically, spending managed without manual effort. The team builds global products, operating across the UK, India, and EU, with the different payment schemes, regulatory obligations, and banking partners each market brings.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
The engineering challenge here is correctness and reliability at scale. Direct debit mandates involve scheme rules, dispute handling, and indemnity claims. Standing orders and sweep rules are time-based, rule-driven systems where there is no margin for error. A recurring instruction either runs exactly as configured or it does not. Holding that standard across multiple markets, multiple banking partners, and growing member volume is the core of this role.
You will own the technical direction of the team, work closely with product to shape what gets built, and set a high bar for reliability and engineering quality. This is a team with clear ownership and engineers who know their domain well. The work is to push that further: better observability, sharper SLOs, cleaner architecture, and a higher standar