Senior Engineering Manager, Payments

Role Overview

• Work with a team of talented engineers and product managers to deliver products and features that support zerohash’s business
• Partner closely with zerohash product and program managers to ensure roadmap is well understood and team is able to plan and execute on expected outcomes
• Work with the team on technical planning to ensure that product requirements are captured in the technical solution
• Partner with other Engineering Managers to drive the technical roadmap forward
• Support the engineering team in achieving a high level of technical excellence
• Manage processes to help the team do its best work and interface effectively with the rest of zerohash
• Recruit, coach, and develop engineers
• Help engineers establish career development plans
• Contribute to engineering-wide initiatives as a member of Zero Hash’s engineering management team
• Participate in essential technical, design, and product discussions with leaders across our product and operations teams
• Work with a wide range of stakeholders to build a clear vision for your team
• Oversee the success of your team's projects and achieve quantifiable results
• Introduce industry leading engineering patterns and practices that give us the confidence to do bold things
• Make consistent development contributions so as to maintain competency with our codebase and system architecture

Requirements

• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with significant focus on building and maintaining robust APIs and SDKs for B2B integration.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience, including managing staff and principal level engineers
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or Engineering OR equivalent years of work experience.
• You've managed teams that have delivered great products
• Golang expertise, familiar with Go’s idiomatic approach and niches.
• Familiarity with TypeScript and React for frontend services.
• Understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, including major protocols (e.g., Bitcoin, Ethereum), on-chain transaction flows, and common crypto security practices (key management, wallet types).
• Technical Domain Expertise (Crypto, Fintech, and API/SDK)
• Proven experience integrating with third-party financial services or crypto exchanges/brokerages via REST, WebSockets, or other proprietary APIs.
• Strong knowledge of financial compliance and security standards related to digital assets and money movement (e.g., KYC/AML implications for transfers, data privacy, custody practices).
• Expertise in designing and operating large-scale, distributed systems that handle sensitive financial data and high transaction volumes with sub-second latency and high reliability.
• Experience in driving technical strategy and architectural decisions for complex, highly-available, and high-throughput systems
• Exceptional client-facing communication and presentation skills with a proven ability to represent the engineering team to external partners, customers, and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating directly with external engineering teams to guide them through complex SDK/API integrations, troubleshoot connection issues, and gather technical feedback.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts (like API architecture, security protocols, and crypto idiosyncrasies) into clear, concise language for both technical and non-technical audiences (e.g., Sales, Product, Legal, and external partners).
• Experience partnering closely with Product Management to define product requirements, influence technical roadmaps, and make trade-offs between speed, quality, and technical debt.

Tech Stack

• Distributed Systems
• React
• TypeScript
• Go

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: zerohash covers roughly 100% of employee premiums as well as a portion of spouse/children (U.S. only)
• Vision & Dental Insurance (U.S. only)
• Chance to earn equity
• Maternity & Paternity leave (after 6 months)
• WeWork All Access Membership
• WFH Yearly Stipend
• L&D Yearly Stipend (after 6 months)