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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Engineering Manager (Backend & Platform) - **Company:** Fiserv, Inc. - **Location:** Alpharetta, GA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $240,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Profiling, Databases, Data Architecture, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Memory Management, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Spring Framework, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Message Broker, MongoDB, MySQL, Node.Js, NoSQL, PCI Data Security Standards, Scrum Methodology, Query Optimization, RabbitMQ, Redis, Clover, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Tokenization, Spring Cloud, GitHub Copilot, Large Language Models, Spring-boot, Generative AI, AWS Lambda, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Low Latency, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Reactive Programming, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Serverless Computing, Docker, Golang, Microservices - **Published:** August 8, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gm4zfs ## About the Role + Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field + 12+ total years of progressive software engineering experience. + 3+ years of direct people management experience leading software engineering teams (including managing Tech Leads, Senior Engineers, and IC developers). + Strong technical mastery within the Java ecosystem, including Spring Boot, microservices architecture, RESTful API design, and distributed message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Google Pub/Sub). + 3+ years of experience with relational (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis) databases, including query optimization and data modeling. + Proven experience building and deploying cloud-native applications (AWS, GCP, or Azure) using Docker, Kubernetes, and automated CI/CD pipelines. + Demonstrated understanding of JVM performance profiling, memory management, and scaling high-concurrency, low-latency systems. E** **xperience That Would Be Great to Have + Previous engineering leadership experience within Fintech, payments processing, merchant POS platforms, or financial settlement pipelines. + Familiarity with polyglot environments or secondary languages (Python, Go, Node.js) for automation, data pipelines, or full-stack integration. + Experience with reactive programming (Spring WebFlux), serverless infrastructure (GCP Functions, AWS Lambda), or event-driven architectures. + Knowledge of payment security protocols and compliance standards, including PCI-DSS, tokenization, and mTLS security. + Familiarity with integrating Generative AI models, LLMs, or AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) into software engineering workflows. ## Description Fiserv is a global leader in payments and financial technology, delivering end-to-end merchant and point-of-sale platforms-such as Clover-that power millions of businesses worldwide. In this role, you will serve as a Senior Engineering Manager driving both the people strategy and technical execution behind core, high-volume enterprise backend systems. You will lead, grow, and empower high-performing engineering teams responsible for building and operating resilient, low-latency transactional platforms capable of processing thousands of operations per second with multi-nine availability. What You'll Do + Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Tech Leads, Senior Software Engineers, and Backend Developers across multiple Scrum teams, fostering an inclusive, high-accountability engineering culture. + Lead engineering execution and software delivery across Agile teams, partnering with Product and Business leadership to align roadmaps, scope technical deliverables, and manage cross-team dependencies. + Drive the technical strategy and architectural execution for high-throughput Java microservices, cloud-native systems, and event-driven architectures processing financial transactions at scale. + Establish operational excellence, governance standards, non-functional requirements (NFRs), and observability protocols to guarantee platform reliability, zero-downtime deployments, and fast incident recovery. + Direct technology modernization roadmaps, API contract standards, and data architecture strategies across relational and NoSQL databases. + Responsibilities listed are not intended to be all-inclusive and may be modified as necessary. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Reducing LLM Calls with Vector Search Patterns - Raphael De Lio (Redis)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1714-reducing-llm-calls-with-vector-search-patterns-raphael-de-lio-redis) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Coding for Good: Achieving social change with an app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1645-coding-for-good-achieving-social-change-with-an-app) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/162-highest-paying-tech-companies-in-europe) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated)