Senior Engineering Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring

Job Description

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 Team Lead – Transaction Monitoring to join our ever-evolving Payrix for Platforms Transactions Monitoring team and help us unleash the potential of every business.

What you’ll own as the Senior Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring

• 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 to 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.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ years of engineering leadership experience.

• Strong proficiency in Node.js, TypeScript, and Angular and/or React.

• Proficiency or exposure to PHP and C#.

• Cloud-native engineering experience with AWS, including serverless, Docker/Kubernetes, and API Gateway.

• Experience with event-driven architectures (SNS, SQS, ActiveMQ, etc.) and distributed systems.

• Strong understanding of DevOps 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.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Experience building Transaction Monitoring, AML, fraud, or risk systems.

• Background in FinTech, 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.

About the team

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.

To learn more about the behaviors we value, checkout our values and behaviors.

What makes a Worldpayer

What makes a Worldpayer? It’s simple: Think, Act, Win. We stay curious, always asking the right questions and finding creative solutions to simplify the complex. We’re dynamic, every Worldpayer is empowered to make the right decisions for their customers. And we’re determined, always staying open and winning and failing as one.

Does this sound like you? Then you sound like a Worldpayer. Apply now to write the next chapter in your career.

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 $127,500.00-$192,525.00. 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.  

EEOC Statement

Worldpay is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identi