Manager, Software Engineering, Payments
Description
Tyler Technologies’ Payment Solutions team is looking to hire a Software Manager over our Checkout Team, part of the broader Payments Platform. This platform offers a comprehensive suite of payment processing solutions built and deployed exclusively for government.
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead the Checkout team, responsible for ecommerce payment processing, with the opportunity to grow in scope and impact over time.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage a team of software engineers responsible for checkout and payment processing capabilities.
- Ensure the team has the business, technical, and product context needed to make sound implementation decisions aligned with organizational goals.
- Coach and develop engineers through regular feedback, mentorship, and career growth planning.
- Partner with Product, Architecture, and other Engineering teams to deliver cohesive, cross-platform payment solutions.
- Drive technical discussions, remove blockers, and maintain forward progress on team deliverables.
- Own delivery outcomes for your team, including quality, timeliness, and operational stability.
- Continuously improve system scalability, reliability, security, and performance.
- Contribute to and influence broader engineering strategy, architecture, and best practices across the Payments organization.
- Facilitate alignment between technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear communication and decision-making.
- Identify risks and proactively work with cross-functional partners to mitigate them.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- 3+ years of experience managing a software development team (required).
- 5+ years of overall software engineering experience.
- Experience leading teams delivering production-grade, customer-facing systems.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor, grow, and retain engineering talent.
- Experience with planning, roadmapping, and coordinating delivery across cross-functional teams.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical decisions and tradeoffs.
- Ability to take ownership of a product or system and drive it through delivery and ongoing operation.
- Experience in payments, ecommerce, or financial transaction systems is a strong plus.