Engineering Manager Payments

PortX, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Job summary

PortX, Inc. is seeking an experienced Software Engineering Manager for the Payments team in Seattle.

You will empower engineers, improve workflows, and leverage AI-assisted development tools to boost productivity and code quality while supporting modern payment rails and new payments solutions. You will lead a team of engineers, shape engineering practices, and drive adoption of AI-enabled tooling to realize measurable gains in velocity and team effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Significant, current experience in software engineering management

Responsibilities

• Lead AI-enabled productivity initiatives for engineering teams
• Define and enforce modern software engineering policies and practices
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools across the organization
• Build and optimize payment rails and user experiences
• Manage headcount, budgeting, and hiring plans within the team
• Lead and participate in design and code reviews with AI-augmented focus
• Establish Agile SDLC, estimation standards, and project management practices
• Define use of JIRA, GitHub, CI/CD, and metrics dashboards
• Track KPIs like velocity, cycle time, and defect rate
• Coach engineers and foster career growth across multiple teams

Skills

Leadership

AI developer tools

Java

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Cloud-native architecture

Software architecture

Agile SDLC

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Tools

JIRA

GitHub

CI/CD tools

Job description

PortX is a leading AI-powered data and integration company for modern banking, bringing systems together and data to life through our unified platform for modern integration, governed customer 360 data, and next-generation payments.

We're in strong growth mode, and hiring for a Software Engineering Manager with payment technology experience to lead our payments team with a forward-thinking, AI-augmented approach to engineering productivity.

In addition to a competitive basic salary, benefits include an attractive equity package, insurance (medical, dental, vision), unlimited PTO, and 401(k).

About the Role

The Software Engineering Manager, Payments at PortX is a high-impact leadership role focused on empowering engineers, enhancing workflows, and maximizing team output through strategic use of AI-assisted development tools. You will support modern payment rails while building new payments solutions.

You will lead a team of engineers and establish world-class software engineering practices while driving adoption of modern tools that increase velocity and code quality. This role blends technical depth, process design, and people leadership with a keen eye toward leveraging AI for real, measurable gains in productivity and team effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

AI Products, Productivity & Engineering Enablement

• Implement AI-enabled customer facing tools for payments compliance
• Champion the use of AI development tools (e.g., Claude Code, agentic workflows, etc.) to augment engineering workflows—from coding and reviews to documentation and testing.
• Research, evaluate, and implement internal tools and frameworks that integrate AI capabilities for measurable productivity improvements.
• Design and lead training programs to scale AI development literacy and adoption across the engineering team.
• Identify and remove productivity bottlenecks using AI-assisted diagnostics and automation.

Engineering Practice Leadership

• Build and support modern payment rails and user experiences
• Establish and maintain measured engineering fundamentals and operational excellence.
• Define and enforce modern software engineering policies, best practices, and standards, including code quality, testing, security, and documentation.
• Lead design and code reviews with a focus on AI-augmented development.
• Drive the selection, implementation, and standardization of development tools, automated testing frameworks, and secure coding practices.
• Establish and evolve a mature Agile SDLC, estimation standards, and project management practices.
• Define and enforce use of tools such as JIRA, GitHub, CI/CD, and metrics dashboards.

Measurement, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track key engineering KPIs (velocity, defect rate, cycle time, etc.) with visibility for leadership and team stakeholders.
• Design systems for measuring and reporting engineering maturity, process adherence, and team productivity.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives based on KPI insights and team feedback.

Team Management & Capacity Planning

• Directly manage a team of engineers; provide coaching, performance feedback, and career growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with product and leadership teams to define team structures, project resourcing, and hiring plans.
• Own the headcount forecasting, budget tracking, and reporting for engineering team allocations across products.
• Lead and optimize technical interview processes to ensure consistent, high-quality hiring standards.

Skills and Experience

• Significant, current experience in software engineering management working on payments or core banking technology.
• Proven experience in defining and scaling engineering processes in agile environments.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise with AI developer tools
• Strong background in software development, architecture, cloud-native technology (Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, AWS...)
• Strong familiarity with cloud-native tools, CI/CD pipelines, code quality automation, and secure development practices.
• Excellent project management and organizational skills; able to manage multiple teams, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to lead change, influence culture, and align engineering practices to business outcomes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of cross-functional collaboration across product, engineering, and executive stakeholders.

This role is onsite, flexible working pattern.

PortX complies with industry-standard
controls and is SOC2 certified.