Lithic - Engineering Manager, Processing
Requirements
• Experience managing and growing engineers, including coaching, feedback, and hiring • Strong technical judgment and system design skills, especially for low-latency, high-availability systems, with solid networking and infrastructure knowledge • Comfort staying close to the work — this is a player-coach role where the manager can unblock, review designs, and occasionally contribute hands-on when needed • Experience shipping and operating production services with strict uptime and latency requirements • Experience with or interest in network infrastructure — peering, connectivity, failover, and capacity planning for external partner integrations • Experience with or interest in learning payment processing — card network protocols, authorization flows, clearing/settlement, or similar domains • Experience with Java, Python, or Kotlin and AWS (or closely related stacks), and an ability to ramp quickly where the stack is unfamiliar • Strong cross-functional communication skills and an ability to keep teams aligned under time pressure • Growth mindset and continuous desire to learn and improve • An interest in fintech and payments is preferred • The annual US salary range for this role is $169,000 - $265,000 plus equity. This salary range is inclusive of several career levels at Lithic and will be narrowed during the interview process based on the candidate's experience and qualifications. • This is a remote position. However, candidates must be located in the United States, Canada, Netherlands, Poland, or Czech Republic. We do not offer visa sponsorship or assistance. • Crack the code • A hidden code is tucked into this application. Find it and enter it below to continue. • 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
Responsibilities
• Ensure high reliability, low latency, and correctness for Lithic's transaction processing interfaces and related services • Lead delivery of new capabilities across authorization, clearing/settlement, disputes, and network integration surfaces • Own and evolve the infrastructure supporting physical network peering with card network partners, ensuring connectivity, failover, and capacity meet reliability requirements • Raise the bar on operational excellence: observability, incident response, on-call readiness, and pragmatic reliability improvements • Own initiatives from planning to launch, keeping stakeholders informed and aligned along the way • Partner closely with Product and cross-functional stakeholders to clarify requirements early and keep engineering time focused on the highest-impact work • Lead efforts to improve systems, processes, and documentation so new team members can ramp quickly • Participate in and help evolve the team's on-call rotation
Benefits
• 12-weeks fully paid parental leave • 4-Week Fully Paid Sabbatical (earned at your 5-year anniversary) • Work From Anywhere: work from anywhere in the world 4-weeks each year • 3% cashback on card purchases with your complimentary Privacy.com employee account • Health, vision, and dental insurance; HSA Contribution Match • Voluntary Life Insurance and STD/LTD • NYC-based employees work from our SoHo office three days a week. Tuesdays and Thursdays are our core days, and you'll choose a third day that works for your schedule and team needs. • In-office employees receive: • Commuter benefit • Catered lunch every Tuesday and Thursday
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