Senior Engineering Manager - Payments for Blockchain Platform

About the Role

We're hiring a Senior Engineering Manager - Payments to join our innovative team at Polygon Labs. As a leader in blockchain payments, you'll have the opportunity to build the future of payments from the ground up in a fully remote environment.

What You'll Do

• Lead the development of a modern payments application, collaborating closely with the Head of Payments Engineering.
• Manage and mentor engineering and DevOps teams to ensure scalable and reliable payment capabilities.
• Work cross-functionally with Product, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to deliver enterprise-grade payment solutions.
• Drive the architecture and development of both fiat and blockchain-based payment systems.
• Foster a strong engineering culture focused on automation, ownership, security, and operational excellence.
• Stay ahead of blockchain innovations in the payments space and integrate emerging standards into the product roadmap.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in payments engineering, ideally with a background in both traditional finance and digital assets.
• Proven experience managing senior engineering teams and building high-throughput, low-latency transaction systems.
• Deep expertise in designing microservices-based architectures and event-driven systems.
• Proficient in backend languages such as Java, Go, or Python, with a strong understanding of active thread management.
• Experience with synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns for enterprise-scale partner integrations.
• Strong architectural understanding of cloud-native systems on AWS and/or GCP.
• Hands-on experience with database technologies including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Solid understanding of data architecture patterns and payment infrastructure.

Nice to Have

• Experience in fintech, neobanks, or real-time transaction processing environments.
• Exposure to Ethereum or other smart contract platforms.
• Experience working with global regulators or participating in payment certification processes.

What We Offer

• Remote-first global workforce with a flexible work environment.
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health insurance.
• Company matching 401k with a 3% match for U.S. employees.
• $1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance.
• $200 Annual Book Allowance Program.
• Flexible Time Off policy.
• Company issued laptop and reimbursement for internet or phone expenses.