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FIS · 1 month ago

Software Development Engineering Manager

US FL JAX 347

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$156K/yr - $262K/yr

8+ years exp

FIS is a fintech company that powers the world’s economy and promotes innovation. They are seeking a Software Development Engineering Manager to lead a team in designing and delivering Java and Spring Boot-based services, APIs, and integrations, while also mentoring engineers and driving adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices.

BankingFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive service and API design using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies

Assess and balance feature work vs. tech debt; provide high-level LOEs

Ensure robust test coverage and technical documentation

Write, review, and maintain scalable back-end code for microservices and integrations

Troubleshoot issues across distributed systems, environments, and configs

Collaborate with QA on feature test plans

Assign and unblock work across sprints, ensuring progress against priorities

Conduct and coordinate code reviews for complex PRs

Mentor engineers, fostering technical growth and accountability

Champion AI-forward best practices, mentoring engineers on integrating AI tools into their workflow

Partner with product managers and architects on release scope and dependencies

Support release deployments, tenant configs, and environment setup

Lead post-mortem reviews and continuous improvement efforts

Communicate technical scope and project status to stakeholders

Take on performance management, career development, and hiring decisions as the role evolves

Lead onboarding of new engineers and run daily standups and team rituals

Drive backlog prioritization and ensure the team remains unblocked and focused

Qualification

JavaSpring BootRESTful APIsMicroservicesAWSKubernetesPostgreSQLRedisAgileTeam CoordinationAI-driven DevelopmentMentoring

Required

8+ years of software development experience, with deep back-end expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful APIs/microservices

Experience with several of the following present in the environment; Java, Spring Boot, Micronaut, Temporal, ActiveMQ, PostgreSQL, Redis, Kubernetes, AWS, Jenkins, Git, ReactJS

Experience designing and integrating large-scale, service-oriented architecture

Experience adopting or guiding teams in AI-driven development workflows

Familiarity with event-driven systems (ActiveMQ, Temporal) and data stores (PostgreSQL, Redis)

Some front-end exposure (JavaScript/TypeScript, React) to support end-to-end coordination

Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical strategy, with an interest in growing into people management

Strong understanding of performance tuning, scalability, and distributed system challenges

Comfortable in agile environments with tools like Jira, Confluence, and Git