Senior Software Engineering Manager

Summary

Join GoodLeap as a Senior Engineering Manager to lead and scale a high-performing team of backend and frontend engineers. You will build reliable, scalable software systems supporting our mission, focusing on payments infrastructure and seamless customer experiences. This role demands a strong technical foundation, hands-on leadership, and the ability to develop engineering talent. Domain experience in payments platforms (Stripe, ACH, card network integration) is highly desirable. You will build world-class systems, scale engineering teams, and influence product direction in a high-impact environment. The position offers a competitive salary and potential for bonus and equity.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on software development experience, ideally across backend systems and APIs
• 3+ years of engineering management experience, including managing managers or technical leads
• Proven experience designing and scaling cloud-native systems (AWS/Azure/GCP), including production systems at scale
• Experience building and running payments platforms (e.g., integrating with Stripe, ACH, card networks)
• Strong familiarity with technologies such as Node.js, .NET, TypeScript, React, REST, GraphQL, NoSQL databases, and CI/CD pipelines
• Demonstrated success building diverse, high-performing engineering teams
• Ability to conduct technical reviews, guide architecture, and support hands-on debugging when needed
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent professional experience

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a diverse, distributed engineering team (11+ engineers) across time zones, driving accountability, ownership, and results
• Drive execution across a broad portfolio of software projects, including payments systems, platform services, and user-facing applications
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Data, and Business stakeholders to define strategy and translate it into measurable execution plans
• Set and uphold high engineering standards through code reviews, technical design guidance, and architectural oversight
• Design and scale distributed, cloud-native systems with attention to reliability, performance, and observability
• Foster a strong engineering culture centered on inclusion, autonomy, continuous improvement, and technical excellence
• Own the hiring process for your team: sourcing, interviewing, onboarding, and developing top-tier talent
• Mentor and develop engineers and managers through structured career development plans, continuous feedback, and goal setting
• Guide the team through complex trade-offs and evolving priorities, while consistently delivering high-quality results
• Represent the engineering team in leadership discussions and provide transparency into plans, decisions, and risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Operate with a product mindset and thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-driven environment
• Have deep technical expertise, with a strong understanding of cloud architecture, backend systems, and modern development practices
• Are passionate about payments technology and understand the nuances of integrating systems like Stripe, ACH, and card networks
• Balance execution and long-term thinking, investing in infrastructure, maintainability, and innovation
• Enjoy scaling systems, teams, and culture as part of a rapidly growing organization
• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills and lead with empathy and conviction

Benefits

• $183,000 - $240,000 a year
• Bonus
• Equity