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 (CAB) 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, and 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.

The Product and Technology Development teams make the payments magic happen. They’re the brains behind the game‑changing products, platforms and digital experiences we’re known for. To learn more about our winning teams, check out our world‑class teams that own it every day.

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Worldpay is dedicated to offering individuals rewarding career opportunities and competitive compensation. For this full‑time position, the good faith estimated annual salary range upon hire is $‑$. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on the role’s responsibilities, level, and geographic location. The actual starting salary will be determined by a candidate’s experience, job‑related skills, and relevant education or training.

Please note that changes in work location may impact the final offered salary. We encourage you to consult with your recruiter to confirm the budget for your location and to better understand the applicable pay scale.

Explore the benefits we offer in the USA

We offer comprehensive medical coverage to protect and promote you and your family's health. We also offer telemedicine, dental, vision and options for health savings or flexible spending accounts.

To help you own your personal finances and prepare for retirement, we match 50% of the first 6% you contribute.

We offer Employee Assistance Programs to support through any changes that matter to you.

We support at every step of your family journey from fertility and family planning, adoption assistance, eight weeks of paid parental leave for all parents, and caregiver and child support. We also offer menopause and midlife health support.

We offer short‑term and long‑term disability for you and your dependents.

We offer paid time off, holidays and sick days so you can rest, recharge, and spend time on what matters most.

We offer specialized support for complex medical conditions, such as 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 EEOC is the Law poster is available here.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for individuals with qualified disabilities both during the hiring process, as well as to allow the individual to perform the essential functions of the job, if hired.