Sr Manager, Software Engineering

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Job Description About FIS We are FIS. Our technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. We champion diversity to deliver the best products and solutions for our colleagues, clients and communities. If you’re ready to start learning, growing and making an impact with a career in fintech, we’d like to know: Are you FIS? About the team We are the premiere digital transformation partner for financial institutions committed to the future of banking and to creating safe and personalized customer experiences that help people better manage their financial lives. Our fully integrated and flexible platform is built on years of digital lending experience, enabling digital agility within months and a full suite of end-to-end consumer, small business and embedded finance solutions that fit the way people want to bank. FIS technology powers the world’s economy and our teams bring innovation to life. If you are ready to start learning, growing, and making an impact with a career in fintech, we encourage you to apply. What you will be doing As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization responsible for strategic planning, delivery, modernization, security, and operational excellence. You will translate product and business priorities into sustainable engineering roadmaps, develop technical leaders, and ensure solutions deliver measurable value for clients and the business. Create and execute engineering roadmaps that align client needs, product strategy, and technology investments. Lead software engineering and quality engineering teams across planning, design, development, testing, release, production support, and continuous improvement Own delivery and operational outcomes by monitoring quality, reliability, security, release readiness, dependencies, client impact, and engineering productivity. Partner with product, architecture, service delivery, cybersecurity, risk, and senior leadership to communicate strategy, resolve complex issues, and make informed investment and priority decisions. Develop an accountable and inclusive engineering organization through clear performance expectations, coaching, career development, succession planning, and leadership development. What you bring At least 7 to 10 years of experience as a technical leader. At least 10 years of experience in Ruby and Ruby on Rails development. Proven track record of directly engaging with clients to understand business requirements and ensure successful technical delivery. Proven experience leading managers, technical leaders, software engineers, and quality engineers responsible for enterprise applications or platforms. Hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure and cloud architecture. Deep knowledge and industry best practices across the end-to-end loan lifecycle, spanning origination, underwriting, and servicing on scalable enterprise platforms. Experience integrating third-party financial platforms, including vendor partners like CreditKarma, Pagaya, and LendingTree. Strong knowledge of software development lifecycles, Agile delivery, DevSecOps, testing, release management, observability, and production support in a Ruby on Rails environment. Experience with monitoring and error-tracking tools such as Sentry. Experience creating and maintaining developer tools for SDLC automation. Ability to balance product delivery, platform sustainability, technical debt, security, regulatory obligations, and client commitments. Executive-level communication and influence skills, including the ability to explain technical strategy, risks, tradeoffs, investment needs, and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders. Bonus if you have Financial services experience, including exposure to client reporting, data governance, PCI, audit, cybersecurity, or risk management processes. Experience leading geographically distributed teams and implementing AI-assisted development, test automation, or engineering productivity practices. What we offer you A competitive salary and benefits package. The opportunity to shape the technology strategy for business-critical financial services platforms. Leadership responsibility across enterprise modernization, cloud data, analytics, security, quality, and operational excellence. Career development tools, resources, and opportunities to grow technical and organizational leadership capabilities. A collaborative, flexible, and respectful work environment with opportunities to support communities and charitable causes. FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $152,280.00 - $258,890.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.Privacy Statement FIS is committed to protecting the privacy and security of all personal information that we process in order to provide services to our clients. For specific information on how FIS protects personal information online, please see the Online Privacy Notice. EEOC Statement FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Sourcing Model Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company. #pridepass