Senior Manager Technology, API Platform

BECU

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Work type
Remote
Location
WAORIDAZTXGASCNCCAVA
Salary
$173,500–$211,900 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
7 days ago
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $167,925–$231,200 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $193k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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About BECU

BECU (Boeing Employees'' Credit Union) is one of the largest credit unions in the United States, offering a full range of financial products and services including savings, loans, and investment options to its members. Industry: Financial Services & Credit Union

BECU currently has 14 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $173,500–$211,900 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Manager Technology, API Platform

The Sr Manager Technology - API Platform leads the execution of the API strategy by delivering enterprise APIs and platform capabilities that securely expose business services across mobile, web, and internal applications. This role involves developing technology roadmaps, managing engineering teams, and implementing agile practices to support organizational objectives. You will oversee technical delivery, mentor high-performing teams, and drive engineering best practices including CI/CD automation and API contract consistency. Key technologies include C#/.NET on Azure, utilizing GraphQL for reads and REST for writes, alongside Azure API Management, OAuth 2.0, and Open Telemetry. The position addresses the business problem of platform modernization, requiring expertise in integrating financial products, ERP systems, and infrastructure to create a scalable, secure, and modern API-first architecture for a large financial institution.

What you'll do

  • Own the delivery and execution of API platform outcomes in alignment with leadership priorities and architectural guardrails.
  • Develop and maintain technology roadmaps that align business processes with organizational objectives and cost-benefit analyses.
  • Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team through ongoing coaching, performance conversations, and skill-building opportunities.
  • Manage technical delivery of scalable, secure APIs built in C#/.NET on Azure using GraphQL and REST.
  • Drive engineering best practices including CI/CD automation, API contract consistency, versioning, and error handling.
  • Champion agile principles to streamline processes and align product and technology lifecycle outcomes with cross-functional partners.
  • Participate in business and tech governance forums to support annual planning, financial budgeting, and initiative reviews.
  • Oversee vendor partnerships by reviewing SOWs and contracts to ensure external partners deliver value across assigned workstreams.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a resident of WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, SC, NC, CA, or VA.
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in people leadership.
  • Minimum of 5 years of information technology experience with expertise in application design and API-driven or integration-focused architectures.
  • Experience leading technology teams and building technology platforms.
  • Domain experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Infrastructure/Operations, and/or financial products.
  • Experience with API gateways, management platforms, and security standards like OAuth 2.0 (preferred).
  • Experience with Azure, REST, GraphQL, and Agile/Scrum methodologies (preferred).

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