Manager, Software Engineering - Partner Payments

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead our partner payments, responsible for enabling third-party payments and ensuring seamless integration. You will build and lead an engineering team that develops APIs for a diverse set of global payment partners. You will partner with the product, design, and other teams, including data analytics, platform engineering, and service monetization, to create scalable and flexible solutions.

As Engineering Manager, you will report to the Senior Director of Engineering in the Fan Experiences Engineering group. This is a hybrid position based out of our Hyderabad office.

About You:

We get excited about candidates like you because

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of engineering in building cloud-native applications, with a strong focus on backend development and microservices architecture.
• 2+ years of experience in managing and leading engineering teams
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Typescript, Go, Java, Python, and experience with modern frameworks and technologies.
• Experience in launching large-scale consumer-facing applications.
• Strong understanding of the AWS cloud platforms and experience in building scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to foresee long-term product goals and define an engineering roadmap.
• Excellent cross-functional skills — able to partner with Product, Data, and Business teams.

A day in the life of our Software Engineering Manager:

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers to ensure the adoption of best practices, architectural standards, and scalability, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Run the day-to-day operations of the engineering team, including managing scrum ceremonies such as grooming, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with product and leadership to define and execute the development roadmap, aligning with business objectives and customer needs.
• Work closely with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to understand requirements, gather feedback, and communicate project progress and status updates to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Manage project timelines, resource allocation, and budgeting to ensure the timely and successful delivery of projects.
• Conduct regular one-to-one meetings with team members to provide feedback, support their career development, and address any challenges or concerns.
• Monitor team performance and productivity, identifying areas for improvement and implementing strategies to optimize efficiency.
• Actively participate in hiring and onboarding processes to attract top talent and build a skilled engineering team.