Polygon Labs · 5 hours ago
Senior Engineering Manager, Payments
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expPolygon Labs is a global blockchain payments company focused on building infrastructure for moving money instantly and reliably. As a Senior Engineering Manager – Payments, you will lead the team to design and deliver a modern payment system that integrates fiat and digital assets, while fostering a strong engineering culture and collaboration across teams.
BlockchainEthereumInformation TechnologyInfrastructureWeb3
Responsibilities
Lead the buildout of a modern payments application from the ground up, working closely with the Head of Payments Engineering
Manage and mentor engineers and DevOps teams focused on delivering scalable and reliable payment capabilities
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Compliance, and Infrastructure teams to define and deliver enterprise-grade payment solutions
Drive architecture and development across both fiat and blockchain-based payment systems
Instill a strong engineering culture focused on automation, ownership, security, and operational excellence
Stay ahead of the curve on blockchain innovation in the payments space and integrate emerging standards into the product roadmap
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in payments engineering, ideally spanning both traditional finance and digital assets
Proven experience managing senior engineering teams and building high-throughput, low-latency, mission-critical transaction systems
Deep expertise in designing microservices-based architectures, including service mesh and event-driven systems (e.g. Kafka, Axon, cloud-native pub/sub)
Proficient in one or more backend languages (Java, Go, Python) and frameworks like Spring Boot, with strong understanding of active thread management for synchronous flows
Experience with both synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns (REST, gRPC, pub-sub) for enterprise-scale partner integrations
Strong architectural understanding of cloud-native systems on AWS and/or GCP, including edge networking (e.g. CDN, API gateways) through to internal subnet topology
Hands-on experience with database and caching technologies including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Redis, and Hazelcast
Solid understanding of data architecture patterns, including data lakes, data warehouses (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks) and event-based ingestion pipelines
Strong understanding of both centralized and decentralized payment infrastructure, including traditional rails (ACH, SEPA, card networks) and blockchain-based flows (wallets, custody, stablecoins)
Track record of delivering compliant, secure systems in regulated environments, with an understanding of KYC, AML, and other key controls
Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to align and influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience working in fintech, neobanks, or real-time transaction processing environments
Experience with stablecoins, CBDCs, or tokenized assets
Hands-on exposure to Ethereum or other smart contract platforms
Experience working with global regulators or participating in payment certification processes
Deep knowledge of cloud-native, event-driven, and distributed system architectures
Passion for automation, developer productivity, and engineering excellence
Benefits
Remote first global workforce
Industry-leading Medical, Dental and Vision health insurance
Company matching 401k with 3% match
$1,500 Home Office Set Up Allowance (lifetime max)
$200 Annual Book Allowance Program
$75 Monthly internet or phone reimbursement
Flexible Time Off
Company issued laptop
Egg freezing, mental health, and employee wellness benefits
In certain countries medical, dental and vision is fully covered for employees & their dependents. This is country and plan specific.
401k is for United States employees only
Company
Polygon Labs
The payments solution for payments solutions.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$451.45MKey Investors
Disney AcceleratorPeak XV PartnersMark Cuban
2023-06-05Series Unknown
2022-07-13Non Equity Assistance
2022-02-07Initial Coin Offering· $450M
Leadership Team
Sandeep Nailwal
Co-Founder & CEO
Brendan Farmer
Co-Founder
Recent News
2026-01-19
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