Manager II, Software Engineering

The Opportunity

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead high-impact teams focused on the evolution of Flywire s core payment architecture. You are a strategic leader who balances deep technical vision with exceptional people leadership, serving as a player-coach to drive the automation of complex global payment processes. Your mission is to strengthen our payments engine by integrating AI-driven advancements and scaling resilient, distributed systems that move hundreds of millions daily.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Strategic Oversight: Manage the activities of specific teams, setting clear priorities and ensuring execution aligns with functional strategy and business trends.

• Team Development: Responsible for performance management, professional development, and hiring to optimize team capability within budget.

• Resource Allocation: Independently determine approaches to daily operations and resource management to support multiple product lines.

Engineering Excellence

• System Evolution: Drive modern architecture by providing long-term technical direction for reliable, performant, and scalable distributed systems.

• AI & Automation: Design workflow orchestration and decision support systems leveraging AI to optimize compliance and risk mitigation.

• Quality Governance: Establish high standards through thorough design reviews and sustainable engineering practices like TDD and CI/CD.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Stakeholder Alignment: Partner with Product, QA, and SRE to align technical roadmaps with business outcomes and product strategy.

• Global Influence: Build strong relationships with business stakeholders and senior engineers across the global organization to refine infrastructure requirements. Qualifications

Here s What We re Looking For:

Management Experience

• 3+ years of experience managing and mentoring engineering teams, with a proven track record in performance management and hiring.

Technical Foundations

• 7+ years of software engineering experience focusing on high-availability production systems and distributed architecture.

Payments Domain Expertise

• Hands-on experience building or supporting payment platforms, payment gateways, financial systems, or fintech products.
• Strong understanding of payment processing, payment orchestration, card payments, banking integrations, or other payment ecosystem components is highly preferred.

Leadership & Communication

• Strong ability to navigate complex business issues, influence senior leaders, and communicate technical subjects clearly to non-technical partners.

Technologies we use:

• Backend: Ruby, Java

• Frontend: HTMX

• Databases & Systems: Docker, Linux, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, AMQP, OpenSearch

• Cloud: AWS

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