Engineering Manager, Payments

Martyn Bassett Associates; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a software engineering leader to drive payment development in their AI-enabled Procure-to-Pay platform. The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience, including 3 years in management, and a strong background in SaaS product development using technologies like Python and AWS. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and improve financial workflows in a dynamic startup environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a direct people management role.
• Experience building scalable, customer-facing SaaS products using modern technologies.
• Strong experience with software design principles and proven track record in evolving large-scale applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead payment development and own the suite of products that automate financial workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement large-scale SaaS applications.
• Architect and guide engineering teams through technical complexity.

Skills

Software engineering

Team leadership

SaaS product development

Python/Django

TypeScript/React

AWS

Kubernetes

Agile practices

DevOps mindset

Job description

Overview

Our client is a Series C SaaS startup with an AI-enabled Procure-to-Pay platform built for the Mid Market. With integrations into every major ERP system, their platform has processed over $100Bn in payments.

The Opportunity:

This role will lead payment development, which is the heart of our client's platform. The hire will own the suite of products that automate financial workflows (corporate spending cards, expense management, and AP features).

Responsibilities

• Lead payment development and own the suite of products that automate financial workflows (corporate spending cards, expense management, and AP features).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, implement, and evolve large-scale SaaS applications.
• Architect, mentor, and guide engineering teams through technical complexity and system evolution.
• Drive pragmatic, strategic decisions to untangle legacy codebases while improving engineering experience and customer value.
• Promote Agile practices, CI/CD, test automation, and observability across the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a direct people management role.
• Modern SaaS Experience: Experience building scalable, customer-facing SaaS products using modern technologies (Python/Django, TypeScript/React, AWS, and Kubernetes).
• Architectural Acumen: Strong experience with software design principles and patterns; proven track record of evolving large-scale applications and guiding teams through technical complexity.
• Strategic Thinker: Experience working with legacy codebases and ability to make pragmatic decisions to improve engineering and customer value.
• Agile & DevOps Mindset: Knowledge of agile development practices, CI/CD, test automation, and building for observability.

About Martyn Bassett Associates

Martyn Bassett Associates is a team of recruiters solving the ambitious goals of startups and scale-ups by recruiting world-class sales, marketing, and product management talent who deliver growth and scale. We’ve helped over 1500 candidates land their next big opportunity at companies like Shopify, Extreme Networks, Wattpad, Loopio, Readdle, ClearCo, Workleap, Invicti, Resolve Pay, The Herjavec Group, GE Energy, GE Health, Enable, RBC Ventures, Unibuddy, Cognota, Thalmic Labs (now Google Glass), Eloqua (now Oracle Marketing Cloud) to name a few.