Engineering Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Engineering Manager (Fintech): Leading the Processing team to build and maintain real-time interfaces between hirify.global and external payment networks with an accent on low-latency and high-availability. Focus on designing transaction processing interfaces, managing physical network peering, and ensuring operational excellence for critical payment flows.

Location: Remote (Must be based in the United States, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic). Hybrid option available for NYC-based employees.

Salary: $169,000 - $265,000 plus equity

Company

hirify.global is a modern card issuing and processing platform empowering financial companies to build the future of payments.

What you will do

• Ensure high reliability, low latency, and correctness for transaction processing interfaces and related services.
• Lead delivery of new capabilities across authorization, clearing/settlement, disputes, and network integration surfaces.
• Own and evolve the infrastructure supporting physical network peering with card network partners.
• Raise the bar on operational excellence, including observability, incident response, and on-call readiness.
• Partner closely with Product and cross-functional stakeholders to prioritize high-impact work.
• Manage, coach, and hire engineers in a player-coach capacity, contributing hands-on when needed.

Requirements

• Experience managing and growing engineers, including coaching, feedback, and hiring.
• Strong technical judgment in system design for low-latency, high-availability systems.
• Solid networking and infrastructure knowledge (peering, connectivity, failover).
• Experience with Java, Python, or Kotlin and AWS.
• Must be located in the United States, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic.
• No visa sponsorship or assistance provided.

Nice to have

• Experience with payment processing, card network protocols, authorization flows, or clearing/settlement.
• Strong interest in the fintech and payments domain.

Culture & Benefits

• Unlimited PTO and 12-weeks fully paid parental leave.
• 4-week fully paid sabbatical earned at the 5-year anniversary.
• Work From Anywhere policy for 4 weeks each year.
• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance with HSA contribution match.
• 401(k) match and voluntary life insurance.
• For NYC employees: commuter benefits and catered lunches on core office days.