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# Director of Software Engineering - Payments Technology

- **Company:** The Testing Site
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Data Systems, Relational Databases, DevOps, Distributed Systems, Payment Systems, Fault Tolerance, PostgreSQL, Oracle (Applications), Software Engineering, System Availability
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/28_25197_5d88aa1f38830b87685b839fd75de84e

## About the Role

* Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied software engineering experience. 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams, including managing and resolving complex technical challenges within your domain.
 * Experience leading large engineering organizations and delivering a critical product area with multiple time-sensitive deliverables.
 * Extensive experience designing and building cloud-native, distributed systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability using Java and Spring.
 * Experience working with high-volume data systems and relational databases such as PostgreSQL and Oracle.
 * Working knowledge of cloud technologies and modern software/product engineering methods and best practices.
 * Demonstrated ability to influence across matrixed organizations and deliver outcomes at scale.
 * Experience balancing competing priorities by aligning product needs with technical capacity, feasibility, and roadmap considerations.
 * Ability to communicate programming models, systems, and APIs effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
 * Previous experience in the payments domain, including tokenization, * Experience working at code level

## Description

* Partner with business and product stakeholders to translate complex, ambiguous needs into clear technical requirements and delivery plans.
 * Lead end-to-end delivery of low-latency, scalable solutions using modern engineering practices.
 * Establish and champion engineering standards, including coaching, mentoring, and removing delivery impediments.
 * Drive non-functional requirements, modernization efforts, and risk/control considerations in partnership with leadership.
 * Influence and align peer leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology.
 * Facilitate technical forums and architecture discussions to ensure decisions align to broader strategy and goals.
 * Coordinate delivery across teams by managing plans, timelines, dependencies, and integration requirements.
 * Define and evolve an integration strategy and associated technical requirements across applications, systems, and processes.
 * Drive cloud adoption and enablement across engineering teams as part of broader integration efforts.
 * Create and maintain technology roadmaps and workstreams, communicating progress and decisions to stakeholders.
 * Provide governance for engineering decisions and delivery measures, including maintainability, cost of ownership, and operational health.