Engineering Manager

• *Role Overview**

Valor PayTech is seeking a hands\-on Engineering Manager to lead the execution and delivery of high\-quality software across core engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Engineering and Product, this role translates the technology and engineering strategy into predictable, high\-quality, and scalable delivery. It is not limited to people management—it requires genuine technical depth, end\-to\-end ownership of the software development lifecycle, operational rigor, and the ability to drive engineering outcomes in a fast\-paced, product\-driven environment.

• *What We’re Looking For**

This is a hands\-on execution leadership role. We are looking for a leader who is, above all:

• **Super Technical —** maintains genuine technical depth; can go deep into design, code, and debugging, make and defend sound technical trade\-offs within the architecture, and lead from the front during critical production incidents.
• **Operationally Solid —** owns the full software development lifecycle end\-to\-end with operational rigor—sprint execution, release governance, quality gates, and metrics\-driven accountability.
• **Strong People Manager —** builds, mentors, and grows a high\-performing engineering team, instilling a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• **Strategic Partner —** translates the Director’s technology strategy into execution, connects day\-to\-day engineering decisions to roadmap and business outcomes, and surfaces risks and opportunities early.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• *Hands\-On Technical Leadership**

• Operate as the most senior technical authority within the team; enforce the engineering standards, governance frameworks, and architecture guidelines set by the Director of Engineering and Product.
• Actively participate in system design, technical design reviews, and architecture decisions for new and existing services.
• Perform regular code reviews, guide implementation approaches, and personally contribute to critical, complex, or high\-risk components when required.
• Lead troubleshooting of complex production issues and own Root Cause Analysis (RCA) through to permanent resolution.
• Ensure systems are secure, scalable, reliable, and aligned with coding standards and platform conventions; drive systematic reduction of technical debt.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to engineers across the team.

• *FinTech Payments Delivery**

• Deliver engineering initiatives across payments, merchant services, transaction processing, reconciliation, and related financial platforms.
• Translate payment and product requirements into robust, well\-tested, production\-ready implementations.
• Ensure applicable regulatory, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS) are met within design, implementation, and release.
• Contribute to innovation in payment technologies, customer experience, and operational efficiency at the execution level.

• *Delivery Operations SDLC Ownership**

• Own the end\-to\-end software development lifecycle for assigned squads or modules—requirements refinement, design, development, testing, release, and post\-production support.
• Run sprint planning and execution; break down complex requirements into executable tasks with clear ownership and estimates, and ensure predictable, consistent delivery.
• Establish and enforce disciplined engineering practices across version control, code review, CI/CD, environment management, and release governance.
• Participate in change, release, and governance processes (e.g., Change Advisory Board) to ensure controlled, auditable releases with rollback readiness.
• Manage team capacity and trade\-offs across scope, quality, timeline, and risk, and communicate them clearly.
• Instrument delivery with metrics—velocity, cycle time, defect leakage, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and MTTR—and drive accountability through data.
• Ensure production stability through proactive monitoring, observability, and timely incident resolution with preventive follow\-through.

• *Team Leadership Stakeholder Collaboration**

• Build, mentor, and retain a high\-performing engineering team; foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance management, structured feedback cycles, and career development; identify skill gaps and drive targeted upskilling, including building senior bench strength within a junior\-heavy team.
• Partner with the Director of Engineering and Product to align team execution with the broader technology roadmap, and provide ground\-level feasibility input and risk visibility to inform planning.
• Collaborate cross\-functionally with Product, QA, DevOps/TechOps, and Security to ensure feasibility, test coverage, deployment stability, and compliance.
• Support hiring and onboarding of engineers.

• *Key Competencies**

• Hands\-On Technical Leadership
• Full SDLC Delivery Discipline
• Operational Rigor and Delivery Management
• Strategic Execution and Roadmap Partnership
• Team Building and Mentorship
• Decision\-Making and Problem Solving Under Pressure
• Change Release Management

• *Technical Environment**

• *Cloud:** AWS, Azure, Google Cloud

• *Architecture:** Microservices, APIs, Distributed Systems

• *Development:** Agile, DevOps, CI/CD

• *FinTech:** Payments, Merchant Services, Transaction Processing, Compliance

• *Data Analytics:** Business Intelligence, Reporting, Customer Analytics

• *Programming:** Java / .NET / PHP / Python / Node.js (as applicable)

• *Databases:** SQL NoSQL systems

• *Tools:** Git, Jira, Jenkins, Monitoring Logging tools

• *Qualifications**
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• *Required Qualifications**

• 10–15 years of experience in Software Engineering and Technical Leadership roles, depending on technical proficiency and other factors.
• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in Engineering Management or Tech Lead roles.
• Hands\-on technical depth—able to review design and code, make and defend sound technical trade\-offs, and lead from the front during critical incidents.
• Strong command of the full SDLC, Agile delivery, and sprint\-based execution cycles.
• Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Proven experience in CI/CD\-driven environments with direct production ownership.
• Experience in FinTech, Payments, Banking, Financial Services, or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to build, mentor, and retain strong engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to lead delivery and resolve complex technical issues under tight timelines and high pressure.

• *Preferred Qualifications**

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• Experience in payment gateways, digital payments, merchant services, or SaaS platforms.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud).
• Strong understanding of information security, compliance, and risk management frameworks.
• Experience operating high\-availability, production\-critical systems.