Senior Engineering Manager – Domestic Wires & Real-time Payments

Mercury•Portland, OR

1d•Remote

About The Position

Wire transfers are critical systems in modern finance, powering essential business moments like payroll and large vendor payments. They require precision, reliability, and trust. At Mercury, the Domestic Wires & RTP team builds the systems behind secure, compliant, and reliable money movement, enabling customers to move significant amounts of capital with confidence. These systems must balance speed with safety, scale with strict controls, and product flexibility with regulatory requirements. As instant payments become the expectation, the importance and complexity of this work continues to grow. As Mercury pursues a bank charter, this team is at the leading edge of building the infrastructure and controls required to operate bank-grade payments systems. We are looking for a seasoned engineering leader to guide the Domestic Wires & RTP team through its next stage of growth. This role will be the senior frontline manager in the payment rails group, expected to grow with the domain as new payment capabilities and teams emerge.

Requirements

5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams at multiple organizations
Experience leading remote-first, distributed teams is a plus
Has been hired as an external manager previously and knows how to gain domain knowledge to have positive impact quickly
Experience operating in high-responsibility/high-impact domains
Comfortable with ambiguity and growing scope
Track record of leading through cross-functional and cross-team coordination
Strong technical judgment and credibility: you’ll interview at a similar technical depth as senior ICs
Familiar with our tech stack (especially Haskell), or excited to learn it
Experience in finance, fintech, or banking systems (payments experience is a plus)

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 7+ backend and full-stack engineers
Hire, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers across experience levels
Help shape the organization structure as the payment rails group scales
Coach emerging leaders within the group
Drive predictable execution against company and product goals
Foster a healthy, engaging, and high-performing team environment
Uphold a high bar for technical quality, reliability, and system stability
Align engineering work with Mercury’s values and long-term strategy
Partner closely with product and design to identify and prioritize high-impact work
Collaborate across teams to build cohesive products and simpler, more maintainable systems
Balance new development with ongoing maintenance and operational excellence