Senior Manager, Applications System Development

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow.

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Software Development Manager to join our ever-evolving Engineering Platform – Global API team and help lead the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing API-driven global payment solutions.

What you’ll own

We are looking for a technically grounded Software Development Manager to lead delivery for modern backend and API-driven solutions across our global payment processing platforms.

In this role, you will combine API domain expertise, strong people management, delivery ownership, and Agile execution. You will manage and develop engineering talent, partner with product and architecture teams, drive Scrum ceremonies and delivery planning, and ensure teams follow strong engineering practices across CI/CD, testing, security, reliability, and operational excellence.

What you’ll bring

- Years of Experience: 12+ years of professional technology experience, including strong exposure to backend/API platforms and at least 3+ years managing engineering teams, delivery ownership, or people leadership responsibilities.

- People Management: Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop engineers; manage performance, priorities, and career growth; build accountability; and create a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture.

- API and Technical Expertise: Strong understanding of API design, RESTful services, microservices, integration patterns, API gateways, authentication, authorization, security policies, and scalable backend platform delivery.

- CI/CD and Engineering Practices: Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, release management, code quality controls, secure development practices, observability, production support, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.