Senior Manager, Software Engineering

$189,100 - $317,690/Yr

Disability Solutions - Bellevue, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Bellevue, WA

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering will lead the development of a new financial technology platform at FIS, focusing on creating innovative solutions that meet customer needs. This role involves driving technical decisions, managing a team of software engineers, and fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence within the team. The position is pivotal in transforming complex requirements into actionable technical artifacts and ensuring high-quality software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Driving technical decisions through architectural reviews, design reviews, code reviews, and detailed software specifications.
• Managing a team of 5 to 20 software engineers and technical leads, unblocking maximum productivity for them, and growing their careers.
• Hiring, mentoring, and establishing a strong bar for performance and engineering excellence.
• Translating complex or ambiguous requirements into technical artifacts for teams to build mission-critical software.
• Debugging and troubleshooting software issues to ensure business continuity and a high bar for end-user experience.
• Participating in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, security, scalability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Driving software quality, implementing observability, and complying with best practices for builds and deployment.
• Providing live on-call support by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams (product, program management, design, security, compliance, etc.) to bring ideas to life.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Computer Science or equivalent education.
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience or a combination of experience and advanced education.
• 2+ years of supervising technical employees.
• Past experience as a software developer.
• Demonstrable ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years of managing technical employees in a supervisory capacity.
• History of leading significant technical initiatives and delivering impactful results.
• Experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams.
• Experience with live on-call and 24/7 operation of production services.
• Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while maintaining high standards of technical excellence across the team.
• Expertise in at least one area relevant to cloud-based financial platforms (e.g., fintech, distributed systems, databases, security, or front-end).
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and DevOps practices like CI/CD.
• Strong understanding of security best practices for building enterprise applications.

Benefits

• Opportunities to innovate in fintech.
• Tools for personal and professional growth.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment.
• Resources to invest in your community.
• Competitive salary and benefits.