Engineering Manager, Fraud Prevention
Core
Lead a team of 3-6 engineers building and operating real-time fraud decisioning services integrated with a debit card processor.
Role type
Engineering Manager (Fraud Prevention)
Builds
Real-time fraud decisioning services and the integration layer between Vanguard's fraud platform and the debit processor.
Domain
Financial services / Payments / Fraud Prevention
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Node.js, Java, low-latency high-availability service architecture, API integration (REST/gRPC), webhook handling, team leadership, technical roadmap ownership, code review, incident response, hiring, performance management
Preferred skills
Debit/credit card processor integration experience (Marqeta, Galileo, TSYS, Fiserv), payment processing concepts (ISO 8583), fraud prevention or risk systems background, strict SLA operations (sub-100ms p99 latency), streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis), analytics infrastructure (Redshift, Athena)
Technologies
Node.js, Java, Kafka, Kinesis, Redshift, Athena, REST, gRPC
Responsibilities
Lead team of 3-6 engineers, own technical delivery roadmap for processor integration, write production code (40-60% of time), drive engineering quality and on-call practices, manage team health and career development, partner with processor technical teams on API contracts and certification, ensure latency and reliability requirements are met
Seniority
Manager, hands-on technical leader
