Senior Engineering Manager, Venmo Commerce (Scale)

BAM Ventures; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Venmo, a PayPal service, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to shape the future of Venmo Commerce. You will lead an engineering team and collaborate with Product, Design, Analytics, and business partners to deliver scalable commerce products that millions of users rely on daily.

You will own the technical direction, balance speed with reliability, and help the team navigate ambiguity while driving architectural excellence across Venmo scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software leadership experience or equivalent.
• Experience delivering complex products at scale.
• Strong technical judgment and architecture guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering team responsible for Venmo Commerce products.
• Partner with Product, Design, Analytics, and business teams to shape the roadmap.
• Own the technical direction for your area balancing speed, simplicity, reliability.
• Build a strong team through hiring, coaching, and career development.
• Provide ownership and autonomy to engineers with context.
• Drive execution across complex initiatives and manage risks.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Distributed systems design

Roadmapping & delivery

Product & design collaboration

AI in software development

Mentorship & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Venmo, a PayPal service, is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to shape the future of Venmo Commerce. You will lead an engineering team and collaborate with Product, Design, Analytics, and business partners to deliver scalable commerce products that millions of users rely on daily.

You will own the technical direction, balance speed with reliability, and help the team navigate ambiguity while driving architectural excellence across Venmo scale.