EPS Engineering Lead (Enterprise Payment Services)

Detailed Job Description: Job Title: EPS Engineering Lead (Enterprise Payment Services) Job Type & Duration: 12 months Contract to Hire (Long-term) Job Location: Onsite (Rocklin, CA) Visa – USC or GC may apply Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced Engineering Lead to drive the architecture, delivery, and operational excellence of enterprise payment platforms. This role will focus on building scalable, high-performance systems, establishing engineering best practices, and leading the transition toward strong internal ownership of critical services. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and business alignment in high-transaction environments. Key Responsibilities: • Own platform roadmap, architecture, and delivery across enterprise payment systems • Define and enforce standards for reliability, scalability, observability, and change management • Collaborate with product, finance, SRE, and operations teams to prioritize and execute initiatives • Lead engineering teams, provide technical guidance, and ensure high-quality delivery • Drive transition from external/vendor-led execution to internal engineering ownership • Ensure system readiness for high-volume, production-critical transaction environments • Establish best practices across development, testing, deployment, and release management Qualifications: • Bachelor’s/master’s degree in computer science or related field (or equivalent experience) • 10+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in leadership roles • Strong expertise in microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures • Experience with distributed systems, observability, and production engineering • Proven experience working with high-volume transaction platforms (e.g., payments, financial systems) • Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills Nice to Have: • Experience in payments, settlements, or reconciliation systems • Exposure to compliance-heavy or audit-sensitive environments • Experience driving engineering transformations or platform modernization initiatives