Software Engineering Manager - Java Full Stack - Payments
Senior engineering manager leading U.S. Bank's India team for the Money Movement Capability (MMC) payments application in Chennai — building the India engineering org, managing Java full-stack developers and QEs, and guiding architecture for payment systems like Zelle, RTP, and FedNow using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chennai
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Fullstack
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
- 10 to 12 years of relevant technical experience
- 5 or more years of leading a software engineering team
- Proven experience leading software engineers and offshore teams to deliver complex products with multiple stakeholders
- Strong understanding of software development processes, architecture, and engineering tools in enterprise environments
- Comprehensive knowledge of how business strategy aligns with technical and engineering strategy
- Strong analytical, planning, leadership, and communication skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, product owners, scrum masters, business partners, vendors, and customers
- Experience building highly maintainable, extensible, and testable distributed systems
- Experience in microservices and API development using Java and Spring Boot
- Experience designing low-latency, high-throughput applications built for scalability and reliability
- Experience implementing user interfaces against REST APIs
- Experience with Kafka, event-driven patterns, and open-source technologies
- Experience with containerization and platform tooling such as Kubernetes, Rancher, Istio, Apigee, Jenkins/CloudBees, and GitLab
- Familiarity with source control management best practices, DevOps principles, and agile software delivery lifecycle practices
- Experience troubleshooting complex technical issues and driving resolution in production environments
Nice to have
- Business domain knowledge in Payments, especially ACH, Wires, Zelle, RTP, and FedNow
- Experience in Business Banking, Payment Services, Financial Services, or other regulated industries
- Advanced knowledge of distributed systems architecture, microservices architecture, API management, and integration platforms
- Experience overseeing integration of new systems and technologies into existing environments
- Experience balancing technical debt, feature delivery, and operational reliability at scale
- Certifications in Java, Spring, Microservices, Cloud, or Azure
Full description
At U.S. Bancorp India, we're on a journey to do our best. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bancorp India gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.
Job Description
Job Description: Senior Software Engineering Manager - MMC (India)
About the Role
We are seeking aSenior Software Engineering Managerto lead engineering delivery for theMoney Movement Capability (MMC)application in India. This leader will play a critical role in building and scaling U.S. Bank's India engineering presence for MMC by managing a high-performing team of software developers and quality engineers, strengthening engineering practices, and partnering closely with U.S.-based leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
This is a managerial leadership role for a technically strong engineering leader who canoperatewith broad direction, focus on the bigger picture, and drive execution across multiple domains. The ideal candidate combines deep technical experience withpeopleleadership, architectural judgment, delivery rigor, and a strong understanding of payments systems. This role requires business knowledge in the Payments domain, including Zelle, RTP, andFedNow, along with the ability to build software products that are scalable,reliable, maintainable, and aligned to business strategy.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & India Organization Build-Out
- Lead, grow, and develop a team of engineers and QEs in India supporting the MMC application
- Helpestablishand scale the India engineering organization, including hiring, onboarding, coaching, and creating a strong engineering culture for U.S. Bank
- Drive career development, technical mentoring, performance management, and succession planning across the team
- Create an accountable, inclusive, and high-performing environment focused on quality, ownership, and continuous improvement
2. Engineering Delivery & Execution
- Manage under broad direction andobjectives, with a focus on business outcomes, delivery quality, and operational stability
- Drive execution of the product roadmap on time and within budget while ensuring security, compliance, and reliability of core systems
- Guide teams toward strong coding practices, solid software design decisions, and high-quality delivery with minimal disruption to production
- Set expectations across the organization and ensure dependencies, risks, and delivery constraintsareidentifiedand addressed early