VP of AI-Driven FinTech Engineering

Merrick Bank; South Jordan (UT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k) Match

Disability Insurance

Wellness Programs

Paid Vacation

Employee Engagement Activities

Job summary

Merrick Bank in South Jordan, Utah, seeks a Vice President level Engineering Manager to lead senior engineers and deliver high-impact financial systems, with emphasis on AI integration and reliability. You will scale platforms for real money movement and collaborate with Product, Data, Cyber, and Business leaders.

We value fast thinkers who can balance speed with production integrity, build high-performing teams, and drive innovation while maintaining robust operations across cloud-based

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience leading engineering teams in financial services, fintech, or complex transactional systems.
• Strong technical depth across architecture, systems design, performance, and reliability.
• Proven track record of shipping and operating production-grade systems at scale.
• Experience building or delivering alongside AI/ML or AI-enabled systems, ideally within financial workflows (risk, fraud, automation, analytics).
• Solid understanding of high-throughput, low-latency systems and modern cloud architectures and data platforms.
• Deep commitment to operational excellence and production reliability.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, move quickly, and make sound engineering decisions.
• Strong communicator who can align engineers, executives, and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team building mission-critical financial systems.
• Drive delivery of scalable, resilient, and secure platforms that power real money movement.
• Strategically embed AI into our products and processes, from smarter automation to next-gen financial insights.
• Partner closely with Product, Data, Cyber and Business leaders to turn ideas into shipped solutions.
• Balance speed and stability, innovate aggressively without compromising production integrity.
• Own engineering rigor: architecture, code quality, observability, and operational excellence.
• Create a culture where engineers thrive: high trust, high ownership, and having fun.
• Coach and mentor engineers into technical leaders and problem-solvers.
• Continuously improve how we build: CI/CD, testing, deployment, and AI-assisted development workflows.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Architecture & design

AI/ML exposure

Reliability focus

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Merrick Bank in South Jordan, Utah, seeks a Vice President level Engineering Manager to lead senior engineers and deliver high-impact financial systems, with emphasis on AI integration and reliability. You will scale platforms for real money movement and collaborate with Product, Data, Cyber, and Business leaders.

We value fast thinkers who can balance speed with production integrity, build high-performing teams, and drive innovation while maintaining robust operations across cloud-based