Manager II, Software Engineering

Flywire

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Location
València, Spain
Posted
18 days ago
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About Flywire

Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company specializing in high-stakes, complex payment verticals including education, healthcare, travel, and B2B, processing international payments across 240 countries. Industry: Financial Technology & Global Payments

Flywire currently has 22 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $81,000–$101,000 across 11 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Manager II, Software Engineering

Manager II, Software Engineering will lead high-impact teams focused on evolving core payment architecture and automating complex global payment processes. Serving as a player-coach, the manager is responsible for team development, performance management, hiring, and resource allocation while providing long-term technical direction for scalable distributed systems. The role involves designing workflow orchestration and decision support systems using AI to improve compliance and risk mitigation. Key responsibilities include establishing quality governance through TDD and CI/CD, as well as collaborating with Product, QA, and SRE teams to align technical roadmaps. The candidate must have experience in the payments domain, including payment gateways or financial systems. Technical requirements include proficiency with Ruby, Java, HTMX, Docker, Linux, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, AMQP, OpenSearch, and AWS infrastructure to support high-availability production environments within a global payment ecosystem.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $223750 from 106 postings across 38 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Lead high-impact engineering teams focused on evolving core payment architecture and distributed systems.
  • Manage team performance, professional development, and hiring to optimize capabilities within budget.
  • Provide long-term technical direction for reliable, performant, and scalable distributed systems.
  • Design workflow orchestration and decision support systems leveraging AI to improve compliance and risk mitigation.
  • Establish high standards through design reviews and sustainable practices like TDD and CI/CD.
  • Align technical roadmaps with business outcomes by partnering with Product, QA, and SRE teams.
  • Communicate complex technical subjects clearly to non-technical stakeholders and senior leadership.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience managing and mentoring engineering teams.
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience focusing on high-availability production systems and distributed architecture.
  • Hands-on experience building or supporting payment platforms, gateways, financial systems, or fintech products.
  • Strong understanding of payment processing, orchestration, card payments, or banking integrations.
  • Ability to communicate technical subjects clearly to non-technical partners and influence senior leaders.
  • Experience with backend technologies such as Ruby or Java.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure tools including Docker, Linux, MySQL, Postgres, Redis, AMQP, OpenSearch, and AWS.
  • Proficiency in engineering practices like TDD and CI/CD.

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