Senior Manager of Engineering - CynclyPay

Role Description

We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team building our next-generation payments platform. This role is ideal for a seasoned full-stack engineer with recent and strong C#/.Net experience, a deep understanding of the end-to-end payments ecosystem, and a passion for growing teams while remaining technically engaged.

You’ll balance technical leadership, team management, and individual mentorship, helping shape the future of our cloud-native payments infrastructure. If you thrive in agile environments and love empowering engineers to do their best work, we’d love to talk.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor an offshore full-stack engineering team responsible for mission-critical payments systems.
• Guide the technical direction of the platform, with hands-on involvement in architecture and code (primarily C#/.NET).
• Drive seamless integrations with third-party payment gateways and acquirers, such as Stripe Connect, Adyen, or Worldpay.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security in modern cloud pipeline architectures (e.g., Azure – must-have, AWS – nice-to-have).
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define technical requirements and deliver new features and enhancements.
• Champion agile methodologies, especially Scrum, and drive continuous improvement in engineering processes.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and career development for engineers at various levels.
• Work closely with peers within R&D to support initiatives.
• Take direction from VP R&D – EBS and CTO.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a professional software development environment working with and leading technical teams.
• MS/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred.
• Proven and recent experience as a full-stack engineer with strong C#/.NET backend expertise and modern front-end capabilities.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end payments ecosystem, including transaction flows, settlements, compliance, and fraud prevention.
• Hands-on experience integrating with external payment processors, acquirers, and platforms like Stripe Connect, Braintree, or Adyen.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices and tools (e.g., Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions).
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures (e.g., microservices, CI/CD, container orchestration).
• Track record of technical leadership and mentoring in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Deep understanding of Scrum practices, and ability to work at both the tactical and strategic team level, partnering with the Product Manager of payments to deliver new features and capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a servant-leader mindset.
• Ability to effectively communicate to key stakeholders at all levels within the organization.

Bonus Points

• Experience with PCI-DSS compliance and other regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with Stripe Connect.
• Exposure to global acquiring banks, payouts, chargebacks, and KYC/AML processes.

Benefits

• Supportive and nurturing environment with experts in their fields.
• Flexible and autonomous working environment.
• Focus on continual growth of employees.
• Encouragement of applicants from all backgrounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Cyncly is committed to equal opportunity and does not discriminate based on race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country in which they are applying to work (United States or Canada). This role is not eligible for employer sponsorship now or in the future.