Associate Director, Platform and Product Engineering

Company: Global Payments, Inc.
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: May 3, 2021

Job Description:

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services. Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results. We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions. Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. Associate Director Who we are At TSYS, were building the future of payments. As a member of the Digital Innovation team, youll be part of a team thats passionate about technology and about modernizing the payments landscape. We leverage technology in completely new ways to construct fully automated financial platforms that live in the cloud and take advantage of the latest machine learning, mobile, IoT and advanced capabilities. In fact, were the engine behind many of the worlds largest financial brands, with award winning platforms that provide service to millions of customers, every single day.. As an Associate Director your responsibilities will include. Leading people and teams by supporting their development, managing various innovation initiatives and providing technical direction across a diverse team of 10-15 product engineers, technical analysts and automation engineers. Youll need the ability to dive deep, and have a hands on approach to the team and the underlying technology stack. Youll also need to have familiarity with open technologies and modern architectural approaches. Youll lead in an agile environment where leaders typically focus 20-30% of their time building a positive, energetic culture to keep momentum moving in a positive direction. Who you areYoure someone who wants to influence your own development. Youre not intimidated by technology, you know how to leverage it and partner with technical experts to build great products. You know what to do to make things happen. Your skills are broad business, technology, user experience, leadership and you easily transition between those regularly. You like to leverage modern tools, and a simple but organized process to keep the teams and stakeholders on track and in-line with organizational business and technical objectives. Youre also comfortable in a role where you transition seamlessly between managerial activities and low level technical details, at times dropping into code to help the team meet its objectives while also keeping your skill-set sharp. Some other things well expect: + Strong experience in software engineering and architectural patterns. Technologies: Javascript, react.js/native, Java, Docker, REST/JSON, GraphQL, Kafka, RDBMS, AWS, open source and many more. + Experience working on large-scale, high volume applications + Rapid personal pace with ability to deliver and drive results + Deep understanding of software quality and what it takes to construct resilient and impactful solutions + Strong mentoring capability and communication both verbal and written + Ability to recruit people, screen candidates and be selective + Active involvement in setting technical and product strategy + Passion to build strong, self-sustaining engineering teams + Energetic, open and collaborative across all teams and roles + Ability to practice servant leadership which is key to our success and culture To qualify, youll need to have: Highly Preferred + Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, information technology or business information systems or related field + Extensive full stack software delivery experience (10 years or more) across multiple disciplines hands-on development , Devops and project management.. + 5 or more years experience in a technology focused managerial role with very clear leadership attributes ability to set direction, grow team members, set goals, prioritize and recruit talent, among others. + Heavy exposure and implementation experience in modern technology, architecture and automation patterns. + Fluent, open communication style speaking, writing, collaborating Whats it like to work in our Team? Our Digital Innovation Team is a team of advanced technical experts in a variety of fields who work together to incubate new capabilities in a rapid, prototype-oriented environment that emphasizes product over process. Were huge advocates of open source and as a member of the Digital innovation team, youll not only work on innovative user experiences, massive data sets and infrastructure at scale, but youll also be working with a team of people who represent some of the best and brightest minds in payments. We have a growth culture that emphasizes learning and adoption of technologies that push the envelope, plus an open work environment that emphasizes collaboration across teams. Like what you see? Come join us! What Are We Looking For in This Role? TSYS Minimum Qualifications + Bachelor's Degree + Relevant Experience or Degree in: related field of study from an accredited university is required; however, relevant experience in lieu of a degree may be considered. + Typically a minimum of 8 years + Related professional experience including a minimum of 3-4 years experience in a supervisory position. Global Payments Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Global Payments provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the Human Resources Department. Global Payments Inc. (NYSE: GPN) is a leading pure play payments technology company delivering innovative software and services to our customers globally. Our technologies, services and employee expertise enable us to provide a broad range of solutions that allow our customers to operate their businesses more efficiently across a variety of channels around the world. Headquartered in Georgia with nearly 24,000 employees worldwide, Global Payments is a member of the S&P 500 with worldwide reach spanning over 100 countries throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America. For more information, visit and follow Global Payments on Twitter (@globalpayinc), LinkedIn and Facebook.

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