Bottomline
Why Choose Bottomline? Are you ready to transform the way businesses pay and get paid? Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management, with over 35 years of experience and moving more than $16 trillion in payments annually. We're looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help drive impactful results for our customers. If you're dedicated to delighting customers and promoting growth and innovation - we want you on our team! Senior Development Manager / Senior Engineering Manager – Digital Banking Are you ready to transform the way businesses pay and get paid? Bottomline is a global leader in business payments and cash management, with more than 35 years of experience and over $16 trillion in payments processed annually. Our solutions power mission-critical financial operations for leading global enterprises and financial institutions. We are looking for a Senior Development Manager who is passionate about building scalable, secure, and high-performing Digital Banking platforms—and equally passionate about growing leaders, shaping strategy, and driving engineering excellence at scale . If you thrive at the intersection of technology, people leadership, and business impact , we want you on our team. Position Summary We are seeking a Senior Development Manager to provide technical and organizational leadership for teams building our Digital Banking solutions . More than $4 trillion in payments originate annually from these platforms, trusted by 17 of the top 50 U.S. banks by asset size . This role plays a critical part in influencing platform direction, architectural decisions, and long-term engineering strategy . You will lead multiple agile teams or larger cross-functional groups, partner closely with senior leadership , and act as a steward of engineering excellence. While you remain technically credible and hands-on where necessary, your primary focus will be scale, sustainability, and outcomes . This position is based out of our Bangalore, India office. Key Responsibilities Strategic & Technical Leadership Provide senior-level technical leadership , guiding architecture, design decisions, and engineering standards across teams. Act as a trusted advisor to Product and Executive leadership, aligning engineering execution with business strategy and long-term platform goals . Review and validate complex technical decisions, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, performant, and resilient . Drive modernization initiatives, technical debt reduction, and adoption of best-in-class engineering practices. Team & Talent Development Lead, mentor, and develop multiple teams or senior engineers , fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. Build strong leadership pipelines by coaching managers, senior ICs, and emerging leaders . Set clear expectations, conduct meaningful 1:1s and performance reviews, and actively support career growth. Create an inclusive, high-trust, high-performance environment aligned with Bottomline’s values. Execution & Delivery Excellence Own delivery outcomes across teams, ensuring predictable execution, high quality, and on-time delivery . Establish and refine mechanisms to track roadmaps, milestones, risks, dependencies, and success metrics . Proactively identify delivery, operational, and technical risks—and lead mitigation strategies. Champion non-functional requirements including security, reliability, availability, and compliance . Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner closely with Product Management, Architecture, QA, Production Support, Operations, and Implementation teams to deliver exceptional customer outcomes. Represent Engineering in senior forums, influencing prioritization, trade-offs, and roadmap decisions. Foster strong collaboration across geographies and functions. Engineering Culture & Continuous Improvement Promote a culture of curiosity, innovation, and data-driven decision-making . Continuously improve engineering processes, tooling, and metrics to increase efficiency and quality. Encourage experimentation, learning, and thoughtful risk-taking while maintaining operational rigor. We’re Excited About You If You Have Education & Experience Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 5–8+ years of engineering leadership experience , including managing managers and/or multiple teams. Proven experience leading complex, business-critical software platforms at scale. Technical Expertise Strong technical credibility with the ability to deep-dive, audit designs, and challenge solutions constructively . Excellent understanding of multi-tier architectures, web-based systems, microservices, and SOA . Hands-on experience with Java (mandatory) and strong familiarity with: Spring, Hibernate, Spring Boot Docker and containerized deployments GitLab, Maven, CI/CD pipelines Ability to synthesize inputs from business, product, and technical stakeholders into clear technical direction. Strong systems-thinking mindset—able to balance big-picture strategy with execution-level details . Leadership Competencies Passion for Results Strong bias for action with an iterative, outcome-oriented mindset. Demonstrated ability to drive change, execute through ambiguity, and adapt quickly. Data-driven leader who defines, tracks, and uses meaningful metrics to guide decisions. Operational & Delivery Excellence Highly organized; able to prioritize across competing demands and keep delivery on track. Calm and decisive under pressure, with strong judgment in complex situations. Passion for People Development Deep commitment to coaching, mentoring, and growing high-performing teams. Proven ability to identify and groom future technical and people leaders. Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. Ability to influence, negotiate, and communicate effectively at all organizational levels. We welcome talent at all career stages and are dedicated to understanding and supporting additional needs. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating an inclusive and open environment for everyone.