Engineering Manager

About ValPay 

ValPay is a leading payments platform within the Valsoft ecosystem, delivering integrated payment solutions across a diverse portfolio of vertical SaaS businesses. Our mission is to simplify and optimize how businesses process payments by embedding seamless, secure, and scalable payment capabilities directly into software workflows. 

As we continue to scale, we are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and grow high-performing teams while driving the development of robust, scalable systems that power our payments infrastructure. 

About the Role 

As an Engineering Manager at ValPay, you will be responsible for leading a team of engineers, driving execution, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-impact initiatives across our payments platform. You’ll operate at the intersection of people leadership, technical strategy, and delivery, partnering closely with Product, Architecture, and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure, and high-performing systems. 

While this role remains technically informed, the primary focus is on team leadership, execution, and impact at scale, rather than day-to-day coding. 

What You’ll Do 

Team Leadership & Development 

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development 

• Foster a high-performance, collaborative, and accountable engineering culture 

• Support hiring, onboarding, and retention of top engineering talent 

• Set clear goals, expectations, and performance standards for the team 

Delivery & Execution 

• Own delivery of key initiatives, ensuring projects are executed on time and at a high level of quality 

• Partner with Product to align on priorities, scope, and roadmap execution 

• Remove blockers and proactively manage risks across projects 

• Establish and improve development processes to drive team efficiency and predictability 

Technical Leadership & Strategy 

• Provide guidance on system design, architecture, and technical decision-making 

• Partner with senior engineers and architects to ensure scalable, secure, and reliable system design 

• Uphold best practices in code quality, testing, and system performance 

• Balance short-term delivery with long-term technical health 

Platform & Payments Innovation 

• Contribute to the evolution of ValPay’s payments platform across multiple SaaS businesses 

• Ensure systems meet high standards for scalability, reliability, and security (including PCI considerations) 

• Support integrations with third-party systems, APIs, and payment providers 

AI & Engineering Productivity 

• Drive adoption of modern developer tooling, including AI-assisted engineering solutions 

• Identify opportunities to improve team productivity, automation, and development workflows 

• Partner with product and business teams to explore AI-driven enhancements to platform capabilities 

What You Bring 

• 7+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management or team leadership role 

• Proven experience leading and scaling high-performing engineering teams 

• Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and API-driven architectures 

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, or GCP) 

• Ability to balance technical depth with strong people leadership and delivery focus 

• Experience working in high-growth, product-driven environments 

Nice-to-Have 

• Experience in payments, fintech, or embedded finance 

• Familiarity with PCI compliance, security, and transaction processing systems 

• Experience leading teams working on integrations and third-party APIs 

• Exposure to frontend technologies (React or similar) 

Why Join ValPay? 

• Lead and scale engineering teams within a growing payments platform 

• High ownership and impact across a diverse SaaS ecosystem 

• Work at the intersection of payments, platform, and AI innovation 

• Opportunity to shape both technology and team culture at scale