Mercury · 3 weeks ago
Senior Engineering Manager - Risk
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$239K/yr - $299K/yr
9+ years expMercury is a fintech company dedicated to building intelligent, automated systems for business banking. The Senior Engineering Manager will lead teams in developing tools for account onboarding, KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud detection, ensuring a safe and delightful experience for new businesses.
BankingFinancial ServicesFinTech
Responsibilities
Lead teams (4–8 engineers each) responsible for account onboarding, KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud detection decisioning and workflows, and operational tooling
Apply AI/ML—from traditional models to large language models—to unlock faster, real-time bank account application approvals. This work sits on the critical business path, directly driving efficiency and revenue growth
Partner with Product, Risk, and Data teams to design and deliver scalable systems that balance user experience with compliance rigor
Shape the next generation of our KYC and risk platforms—reliable, resilient, and easy to extend as regulations and business needs evolve
Create a strong culture of operational excellence, with measurable improvements to uptime, accuracy, and system quality
Build, mentor, and grow engineering talent; help managers and senior engineers level up technically and organizationally
Drive clarity amid complexity: translating between regulatory nuance and technical execution
Foster collaboration across teams to align on priorities, simplify interfaces, and make the whole system more maintainable and elegant
Qualification
Required
9+ years of software development experience, including 3–5+ years of engineering management in a high-scale tech environment
AI/ML expertise—you've built and launched applied AI products (from LLMs to traditional ML models), shipping them from 0→1 and scaling 1→10 in production environments
Proven success building large-scale backend distributed systems, ideally involving integrations and decision automation
Experience with or curiosity about KYC, AML, risk, or compliance systems in financial services or fintech
A track record of raising the bar for quality and reliability, balancing shipping speed with technical excellence
Strong communication and leadership skills—you can inspire engineers, partner across functions, and adapt your management style to the moment
The ability to hire, retain, and develop exceptional technical talent
A pragmatic builder's mindset: you believe beautiful systems are those that work, adapt, and last
Benefits
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Company
Mercury
Mercury provides online banking solutions for startups and technology-focused businesses.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$452.21MKey Investors
Sequoia CapitalCoatueCRV
2025-12-25Series C
2025-03-26Series C· $300M
2025-03-26Secondary Market
Leadership Team
Immad Akhund
CEO & Founder
Jason Zhang
COO, Co-Founder
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