Software Engineering Manager (Fintech)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Manager (Fintech): Leading an API-first team through a critical architectural evolution from legacy VM workloads to a containerized microservices ecosystem with an accent on modernization and technical leadership. Focus on balancing legacy maintenance with aggressive microservices migration and mentoring a high-performing engineering pod.

Location: Remote, but must live within approximately a 70-mile radius of office locations in Allen, TX; Louisville, KY; Cedar Falls, IA; Birmingham, AL; Charlotte, NC; Lenexa, KS; Springfield, MO; or Monett, MO. Ineligible for immigration sponsorship.

Salary: $115,000 - $160,000

Company

A technology company serving as a force for good in financial services, empowering community banks and credit unions through secure, human-centered digital banking and payment solutions.

What you will do

• Lead, mentor, and elevate a high-performing engineering pod consisting of senior, mid-level, and automated QA software developers.
• Drive the modernization roadmap by migrating legacy application workloads from VM environments to a native, containerized microservices ecosystem.
• Oversee the definition, documentation, and preparation of business and technical design requirements and specifications.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and align with high corporate quality standards.
• Collaborate with other IS departments, contract service providers, and vendors to coordinate work and services.
• Develop product roadmaps and serve as a technical anchor for software architecture and programming principles.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as an individual contributor, having advanced to a Senior or Staff+ engineer level.
• Proven experience managing a team or multiple teams in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment.
• 5+ years of experience leveraging Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean.
• 5+ years of experience working with infrastructure as code (IaC) within a cloud environment.
• Must be authorized to work in the US without current or future immigration sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Experience with Go (Golang) or other modern, statically typed languages optimized for cloud-native microservices.
• Hands-on familiarity with cloud security patterns, API Gateway architecture, and protocols like OAuth/OIDC.
• Experience transitioning QA professionals into automated testing and regression framework development.
• Direct exposure to legacy decoupling strategies, such as the Strangler Fig pattern.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture centered on the motto: "Do the right thing, do whatever it takes, and have fun."
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
• Commitment to inclusion, sustainability, and positive community impact.
• Environment that encourages associates to rise to challenges and support one another through change.