Senior Engineering Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring

Are you ready to write your next chapter?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We’re looking for a Senior Engineering Team Lead – Transaction Monitoring to join our ever‑evolving Payrix for Platforms Transactions Monitoring team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

• Own the architecture, delivery, and technical strategy for scalable Transaction Monitoring services, APIs, and UI components.
• Lead the development of high‑throughput real‑time and batch processing capabilities for fraud and AML detection.
• Lead and develop a globally distributed engineering team, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
• Manage a budget and optimize cloud and operational costs.
• Partner with Product, Compliance, Risk, and Data Science to define and deliver roadmap priorities.
• Oversee the full SDLC and ensure strong engineering practices including CI/CD, secure coding, automated testing, and operational excellence.
• Own Change Advisory Board responsibilities, representing team changes for review and approval.
• Lead resolution of critical production issues and drive root‑cause prevention across the platform.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of direct engineering leadership experience.
• Strong proficiency in Node.js, Type Script, Angular and/or React.
• Strong proficiency in PHP and C#.
• Cloud‑native engineering experience with AWS, including serverless, Docker/Kubernetes, and API Gateway.
• Experience with event‑driven architectures (SNS, SQS, Active
  
  MQ, etc.) and distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, Git workflows, and infrastructure automation.
• Experience working within Agile frameworks and using Jira.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Experience building Transaction Monitoring, AML, fraud, or risk systems.
• Background in Fin Tech, financial services, or payments.
• Experience integrating rules engines or ML models into detection workflows.
• Relevant professional certifications related to cloud, security, engineering, or Agile leadership.

Full‑time position. Good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $–$. The actual starting salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, job‑related skills, and relevant education or training.

Comprehensive medical coverage, telemedicine, dental, vision, and options for health savings or flexible spending accounts.

401(k) match 50% of the first 6% you contribute.

Employee Assistance Programs.

Family planning support, paid parental leave, caregiver and child support, and menopause and midlife health support.

Short‑term and long‑term disability.

Paid time off, holidays and sick days.

Support for complex medical conditions, healthcare navigation, second opinions, and cancer and diabetes management.

Worldpay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here.