Manager Software Engineering

Q2

Actively hiring
Cary, North Carolina, US Posted 72 days ago

At a glance

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TL;DR

The Engineering Manager leads a US-based team within a global engineering structure, responsible for the technical direction and health of a critical fraud and decisioning platform. This role involves defining architectural standards, maintaining operational KPIs, and ensuring production stability through robust monitoring practices. The manager drives AI-enabled capabilities, integrates machine learning models into workflows, and fosters innovation while upholding compliance standards. Key responsibilities include people leadership, cross-regional coordination, and mentoring engineers to enhance technical depth and delivery capability. Preferred skills encompass experience with distributed systems, secure development practices, and a track record of operational improvement in a global context.

Skills

Python Java Kubernetes Docker CI/CD AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Git Jenkins Terraform Prometheus Grafana Kafka Distributed Systems DevOps MLOps

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain architectural standards for the fraud and risk platform domain.
  • Ensure production stability through robust monitoring and incident response practices.
  • Drive scalability, resilience, and security improvements across the platform.
  • Provide people leadership and day-to-day oversight for US-based engineers.
  • Facilitate cross-region coordination within a globally distributed engineering structure.
  • Lead adoption of AI-first engineering practices in workflows.
  • Mentor engineers through structured coaching and performance management.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience or 4+ with an advanced degree
  • 2+ years of people management experience with successful team development outcomes
  • Experience owning and operating a production enterprise platform with reliability targets
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, observability, secure development practices, and scalability
  • Proven track record in driving operational improvement and delivery predictability
  • Experience integrating AI/ML-driven capabilities into enterprise systems (preferred)
  • Leadership presence with bias toward ownership, accountability, and results

Market check

Salary context

This listing doesn't show a salary. Similar roles on FindRole typically pay $141,300–$218,300.

Peer median band

$141,300$218,300

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$153,443$205,345

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Q2

Q2 Holdings is a cloud-based banking software company providing digital banking solutions to banks, credit unions, and alternative financial companies, including consumer and business banking platforms. Industry: Financial Technology & Digital Banking

Q2 currently has 52 open roles on FindRole.

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