What you'll do
- Lead and grow a team of 7+ backend and full-stack engineers focused on Domestic Wires & Real-time Payments systems.
- Drive technical quality, reliability, and system stability in high-impact, high-responsibility financial payment systems.
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and cross-functional teams to deliver secure, compliant, and scalable payment infrastructure.
- Coach and mentor engineers and emerging leaders while shaping the payment rails group's organizational structure.
- Balance new feature development with operational excellence and maintain alignment with company values and strategy.
What you should know
- Ideal candidates have 5+ years managing engineering teams and experience in fintech, finance, or banking domains.
- The role requires comfort with ambiguity, growing scope, and cross-team coordination in a fast-evolving environment.
- Familiarity or willingness to learn Haskell is important due to its use in the tech stack.
- Applicants should be prepared for technical depth interviews similar to senior individual contributor levels.
- This is an onsite role in New York, NY, focused on high-impact payment systems with regulatory and compliance requirements.
About the company
- Mercury is a fintech company focused on building modern banking infrastructure for businesses, not an FDIC-insured bank.
- The company values diversity, equity, and inclusion, committed to equal employment opportunity and accommodations.
- Mercury is pursuing a bank charter, positioning itself at the forefront of regulated, bank-grade payment systems.
- Offers a competitive total rewards package including salary, equity, and benefits aligned with fintech industry standards.
- Emphasizes a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and customer trust in critical financial systems.
Key required skills
HaskellBackend developmentTeam leadershipCross-functional collaborationPayments systems