Software Engineering Manager Payments
Core
Lead the Money Movement team to build and execute reliable, scalable payment rails (ACH, wires, real-time, stablecoins) for Gusto's 500K+ small business customers.
Role type
Engineering Manager, Payments Infrastructure
Builds
Tier-1 payment systems, money movement services, and operational tooling for payment verification and investigation.
Domain
Fintech / Payments Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Engineering management, Payments platform expertise, Hands-on programming, Strategic leadership, Cross-functional collaboration, Talent development, System reliability ownership, Modularization strategy
Preferred skills
Experience with high-scale distributed systems, AI tool integration, Complex problem solving
Technologies
ACH, Wires, Real-time payments, Stablecoins, APIs, Databases
Responsibilities
Lead and coach a team of engineers to expand payment rails and capabilities; Own on-call, SLOs, and error budgets for tier-1 payment systems; Drive the modularization of payments into a standalone service; Collaborate with Product, Design, and Operations to de-risk payment issues; Develop long-term engineering strategies and foster team culture.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on leadership
