Software Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager, Payments

Location: New York City

Pay: $200k - $240k + Equity

No Sponsorship Offered

A fast-growing technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a cross-functional team focused on finance and payments platforms. This role will oversee the development of scalable financial systems that power payment operations, reconciliation processes, ledger functionality, and transaction workflows. The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with hands-on engineering expertise and a passion for building high-performing teams in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a cross-functional engineering team delivering financial and payment-related platform capabilities.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Operations teams to define strategy and execute high-impact initiatives.
• Drive engineering efficiency, ensuring rapid delivery while maintaining quality, reliability, and scalability.
• Guide architectural decisions and proactively address technical debt and future scaling challenges.
• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, feedback, and performance management.
• Contribute hands-on through code reviews, debugging, and technical implementation when needed.
• Support recruiting efforts and help attract, assess, and hire top engineering talent.

Must Have Qualifications:

• 2+ years of Engineering Management, Technical Lead, or similar engineering leadership experience within fintech or payments-focused environments.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience developing web-based systems and applications.
• Strong experience with financial systems, payment processing, reconciliation, ledgers, commissions, collections, or related fintech platforms.
• Proven ability to make architectural decisions, improve engineering standards, and lead scalable software development initiatives.
• Experience mentoring engineers, managing performance, and building highly engaged technical teams.