Engineering Manager
Leads a backend engineering team building high-scale payments and financial infrastructure systems. Requires engineering management experience in fintech, strong system design skills, and hands-on technical leadership with AI tooling integration.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team working at the intersection of payments, money movement, and financial infrastructure.
- Own the technical health, execution, and culture of your team — from sprint planning to architectural direction.
- Be a hands-on technical partner: go deep on system design and complex technical decisions when it matters, while also stepping back to implement frameworks and processes that help the team operate autonomously at scale.
- Partner closely with the Head of Engineering on hiring strategy, technical roadmap, and organizational planning.
- Work directly with external partners, compliance, and cross-functional stakeholders to translate complex requirements into reliable, high-quality systems.
- Bring clarity to ambiguous situations — define the right problems, set technical standards, and build a team that can move fast without breaking things that matter.
- Champion the thoughtful use of AI tooling across the team — from developer productivity to how we design and build systems — and help set the standard for how engineering at Cardless evolves alongside these tools.
Requirements
- Several years of engineering management experience, ideally leading backend teams building complex, high-scale systems.
- Strong technical depth — you can credibly engage in system design discussions, challenge architectural decisions, and earn the trust of senior engineers.
- Experience in fintech, payments, credit or debit card infrastructure, or money movement. You understand the compliance and regulatory realities of building in this space.
- A track record of scaling teams as well as systems — you've grown people, defined processes, and built cultures that ship.
- Strong cross-functional instincts. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity alongside product, compliance, operations, and external partners.
- High standards and a commitment to quality — in code, in communication, and in outcomes.
- Excitement about how AI is reshaping software development and a track record of putting these tools to work — whether for developer productivity, system design, or building smarter products.
Compensation
- Annual starting salary range of $230,000-$300,000 + equity + benefits.
Skills
System Design, Backend, Fintech, Payments, Money Movement, AI Tools, Credit Card Infrastructure, Compliance, Architectural Design, Scaling Systems
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