Software Engineering Manager 2 (TravelBank Engineering)

U.S. Bank; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Parental leave

401(k) and employer-funded retirement

Paid vacation

Up to 11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick and Safe Leave accruals

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a seasoned Software Engineering Leader to guide multiple teams delivering core financial integrations and payments platforms. You will shape architecture, drive reliability, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to meet customer outcomes.

The role requires hands-on leadership, experience with API and ERP integrations, strong security and compliance know-how, and a proven track record of delivering scalable, high-impact solutions in regulated environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 5–6 years of relevant technical experience.
• 3–4 years of leading a software engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple Software Engineering teams delivering commercial payments, corporate card, business spend, and financial integration solutions.
• Drive execution of engineering roadmaps, ensuring alignment with product strategy, business priorities, and customer outcomes.
• Guide system architecture, technical design, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.
• Oversee delivery of API, ERP, and third-party system integrations, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Champion SRE principles, operational excellence, and system availability.
• Own production operations, including incident management, on-call readiness, release governance, and service recovery.
• Ensure adherence to security, risk, compliance, and data protection standards in regulated environments.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead distributed teams, including contractors and vendor partners, to deliver high-quality solutions at scale.

Skills

Engineering leadership

System design

Distributed systems

API integrations

S2S integrations

Enterprise platforms

Production support

Incident response

Release management

Site reliability engineering

Payments tech

Commercial cards

ACH / Money movement

ERP integrations

Security & compliance

Cross-functional leadership

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Tools

NetSuite

SAP

QuickBooks

Sage Intacct

Xero

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple Software Engineering teams delivering commercial payments, corporate card, business spend, and financial integration solutions.
• Drive execution of engineering roadmaps, ensuring alignment with product strategy, business priorities, and customer outcomes.
• Guide system architecture, technical design, and engineering best practices across multiple teams.
• Oversee delivery of API, ERP, and third-party system integrations, ensuring scalability, resiliency, and performance.
• Champion Software Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles, operational excellence, and system availability.
• Own production operations, including incident management, on-call readiness, release governance, and service recovery.
• Ensure adherence to security, risk, compliance, and data protection standards in regulated environments.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Build and mentor high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Lead distributed teams, including contractors and vendor partners, to deliver high-quality solutions at scale.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Five to six years of relevant technical experience
• Three to four years of leading a software engineering team

Required Skills

• Engineering Leadership and people management experience leading multiple software engineering teams.
• Strong background in Software Development, System Design, and Distributed Systems Architecture.
• Experience delivering API Integrations, System-to-System Integrations, and enterprise platforms.
• Expertise in Production Support, Incident Response, Release Management, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).
• Knowledge of Payments, Commercial Cards, ACH, Money Movement, or Financial Technology platforms.
• Experience with ERP/Accounting Integrations (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Xero).
• Strong understanding of Security, Compliance, Risk Management, and regulated industry requirements.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex programs, and deliver scalable customer-focused solutions.

Location expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $119,765.00 - $140,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.