Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Payments APIs)

Post Date

May 19, 2026

Location

Chicago,
Illinois

ZIP/Postal Code

60602
US
Jul 29, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract-to-perm

Category

Software Engineering

Req #

CHI-3bd4705c-8f3c-48da-a250-30d0d9f3e246

Pay Rate

$62 - $77 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering is a professional responsible for managing multiple development projects within the Commercial Banking, Payments, Deposits application development organization. The role applies professional knowledge to oversee the development, testing and implementation of organization-wide systems, directing, motivating and developing staff to maximize their individual contribution and function effectively as a team. You will lead a team to manage resource requirements and allocations, monitor and improve quality, and ensure 'best practice' development techniques. Additionally, the role works with the business in the development, testing and implementation of application programs that help promote business improvement.

This role is hybrid onsite, 2x days per week in downtown Chicago, IL.

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Required Skills & Experience

• 15+ years of overall software engineering experience, primarily with Microsoft stack technologies.
• 2-3+ years’ experience leading small/mid-size scrum developer teams.
• Expert with APIs and implementations.
• Strong Azure cloud, ASP.NET framework, SQL Server, and design/architectural patterns (MVC), and other .NET languages (such as C#, Visual Basic .NET, and HTML5/CSS).
• Experience within a highly regulated environment such as banking, financial services.
○ Directly coming from commercial banking, payments, deposits, and/or ACH is preferred.
• Ability to coach, mentor team members, perform code quality reviews, and give performance reviews to the team, etc.
• Strong understanding of Software Design using "SOLID" Design principles.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience working in a Scrum team.
• Experience or exposure to AI (CoPilot) to help introduce innovation through AI/ML/LLM developer solutions.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.