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Senior Engineering Manager - Credit Cards

Mercury· Engineering
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Hybrid (San Francisco, CA), Hybrid (New York, NY), Hybrid (Portland, OR), Hybrid (Remote (Canada/USA))$239k - $298.8kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Seasoned engineering leader to guide Mercury's Credit Card team through growth, building the foundation of Mercury’s credit card platform and aligning with Product, Risk, Compliance, Operations, and Finance to deliver credit products and scalable systems.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a team of 7+ backend and full-stack engineers
  • Hire, mentor, and retain high-performing engineers across experience levels
  • Help shape the organization structure as the payment rails group scales
  • Coach emerging leaders inside of the group
  • Drive predictable execution against company and product goals
  • Foster a healthy, engaging, and high-performing team environment
  • Uphold a high bar for technical quality, reliability, and system stability
  • Align engineering work with Mercury’s values and long-term strategy
  • Partner closely with product and design to identify and prioritize high-impact work
  • Collaborate across teams to build cohesive products and simpler, more maintainable systems
  • Balance new development with ongoing maintenance and operational excellence

Qualifications

  • Has 5+ years of experience managing software engineering teams at multiple organizations (experience leading remote-first, distributed teams is a plus)
  • Has been hired as an external manager previously and knows how to gain domain knowledge to have positive impact quickly
  • Experience operating in high-responsibility/high-impact domains
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and growing scope
  • Track record of leading through cross-functional and cross-team coordination
  • Brings strong technical judgment and credibility: you’ll interview at a similar technical depth as senior ICs
  • Is familiar with our tech stack (especially Haskell), or excited to learn it
  • Has experience in finance, fintech, or banking systems (credit card experience is a plus)

Skills

Required:Team leadershipCross-functional collaborationTechnical judgment

Benefits

  • Total rewards package includes base salary, equity (stock options/RSUs), and benefits
  • Competitive compensation with published salary ranges by location
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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