Polygon Labs builds aggregation-based blockchain infrastructure via the Agglayer and contributes to core scaling technologies such as Polygon PoS, Katana, and developer frameworks. The Engineering Manager, Payments role leads the development of a global fintech stack supporting digital payments, wallet infrastructure, compliance pipelines, currency conversions, and on/off ramp experiences.

This position involves team leadership, technical direction, and architectural decision-making to support secure, high-performance financial systems. The role collaborates with engineering, design, and product teams to build compliant payment flows while defining engineering standards and growing a high-performing technical team.

🔹 Responsibilities

• Lead and expand an engineering team building secure and compliant payment infrastructure.
• Define system architecture for KYC/AML, wallet flows, conversions, and transaction management.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate financial requirements into backend systems.
• Establish engineering practices for testing, CI/CD, documentation, and observability.
• Mentor and support engineers, fostering accountability, inclusion, and technical excellence.
• Align engineering execution with product milestones and organizational strategy.

🔹 Requirements

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, with 2+ years in engineering management.
• Proficiency in Golang and experience building distributed systems or production APIs.
• Background in payments or fintech areas such as AML/KYC, FX, wallets, or on/off ramp systems.
• Experience scaling teams and maintaining technical and operational standards.
• Experience in building secure and compliant systems within regulatory constraints.
• Preferred: experience in early-stage or greenfield product environments, understanding of jurisdictional compliance standards, and experience working with cross-functional stakeholders.

🔹 Compensation & Benefits

• Fully remote global-first work model.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 3% company-matched 401k plan (where applicable).
• $1,500 home office setup budget.
• $200 annual books allowance.
• $75 monthly phone/internet reimbursement.
• Flexible time off + quarterly wellness Fridays.
• Company laptop provision.
• Family and wellbeing support including mental health and fertility benefits.

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