Senior Software Engineering Manager

Financial Services Division (FSD) Engineering team is looking for an Engineering leader that can excel in a non-traditional environment working with the latest of the Cloud and Big Data analytics ecosystem. Data is the currency in todays world and in this role you will be at the forefront of a digital transformation. Reporting to the Director of Software Development we are looking for a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the development and operations of our real-time API platform a critical component that powers mission-critical integrations across our ecosystem. You will manage a high-performing team of engineers responsible for designing building and scaling available low-latency APIs that support millions of transactions per day. We ask that you have a balance of technical depth and people leadership.

What youll do:

You will lead engineering teams building platform capabilities and solutions for our clients using Experian bureau data and other 3rd party data. Your team will work on important projects to accelerate the development training testing and deployment of solutions for clients by providing a self-service intuitive UI. You will build data pipelines at scale for our batch clients and integrating with 3rd party providers for our real-time clients.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Team Leadership
  • Lead and mentor a team of software engineers encouraging an inclusive engineering culture
  • Youll manage hiring performance management and career development for your team
• Platform Ownership
  • Oversee the architecture design and implementation of real-time APIs with a focus on scalability reliability and latency
  • You will create platform evolution including modernization observability and CI/CD best practices
  • Champion Service level agreements and incident response for platform services
• Technical Strategy
  • Collaborate with Architects and Principal Engineers to define the long-term vision and roadmap for the API platform
  • Ensure the team follows software engineering best practices including testing code reviews and documentation
  • Guide the use of latest technologies that support real-time processing event streaming and performance optimization
• Collaboration
  • Work with Product Management DevOps and other engineering teams to align technical plans with our goals
  • Partner with security compliance and infrastructure teams to ensure platform meets regulatory and operational standards
• Delivery & Execution
  • Manage the delivery lifecycle of major platform plans
  • Track important performance metrics (availability latency throughput) and ensure continuous improvement
  • Manage the delivery of insightful dashboards and data visualizations
  • Identify risks early and implement mitigation strategies

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field
• 8 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in engineering leadership roles
• Proven experience managing real-time high-throughput API platforms in production environments
• Knowledge of distributed systems cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and modern backend stacks (e.g. Java Go or Python)
• Experience with API gateways load balancing caching and observability tools (Kibana Grafana Datadog and Prometheus)
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures message queues (Kafka) and stream processing frameworks
• Experience developing ML Ops capabilities
• Data Science & ML experience
• DevOps Knowledge: Docker and Kubernetes

Additional Information :

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including full medical dental vision and matching 401K
• Flexible schedule ability to work remotely hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off vacation sick and 12-paid holidays

At Experian our people and culture set us apart. Were deeply committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong and can excel. From inclusion and authenticity to work/life balance development wellness collaboration and recognition we focus on what truly matters. Our people-first approach has earned us global recognition: Worlds Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25) Great Place To Work 2025 in 26 countries and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 among others.

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills experience and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experians DNA and practices and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work irrespective of their gender ethnicity religion color sexuality physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time