Manager, Software Development I – Clover App Market

About the role

Join the high-growth Clover App Market Engineering team at Fiserv, where we are transforming the future of business management and financial technology. Clover delivers an elegant, end-to-end Point of Sale (POS) ecosystem powering millions of merchants worldwide—from neighborhood cafes to major stadium venues.

Responsibilities

• Manage, coach, and mentor an initial team of 3–5 engineers (with room to grow), fostering a culture of technical excellence, continuous learning, and accountability.
• Serve as the technical authority for your team’s Java services. Oversee system design, review architecture, and guide technical decision-making—with the flexibility to jump into code when desired.
• Drive project roadmaps in an Agile environment, ensuring predictable, high-quality feature delivery while proactively mitigating technical risks.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Design, QA, and Security leadership to translate business vision into clean, extensible technical specifications.
• Oversee code quality, testing standards, CI/CD pipeline automation, and system reliability across cloud-hosted services.

Requirements

• Education & Seniority: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience, paired with 6+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
• People Management: 3+ years of experience directly leading, mentoring, and managing software engineering teams.
• Java Domain Mastery: 3+ years of strong technical experience within the Java/JVM ecosystem (Java, Kotlin), with the ability to lead architectural discussions and review complex backend code.
• Database & Data Layer: 3+ years of experience working with SQL databases and relational data modeling.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: 3+ years of hands-on experience developing or deploying applications in public cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• DevOps & Delivery: 3+ years of experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Qualifications

• Experience with database expertise: Hands-on experience with MySQL or similar high-scale relational engines.
• Experience with Microservices Architecture: Experience architecting or operating distributed, cloud-native microservices and RESTful APIs consumed by web frameworks (e.g., React).
• Experience in Fintech / Payments Domain: Experience building platforms within payments, e-commerce, banking, or POS ecosystem integrations.
• Familiarity with modern engineering velocity and tooling: Familiarity with modern developer tools, observability platforms, or AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot).

Skills

• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and Scrum/Kanban.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.

Benefits

• Paid holidays and generous time away policies.
• No-cost mental health support through Employee Assistance Programs.
• Retirement planning and discounted shares with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement program.
• Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave.

Pay

$140,000.00 - $210,000.00 These pay ranges apply to employees in Sunnyvale, California. Pay ranges for employees in other states may differ.

Schedule

This role is on-site Monday through Friday.

Benefits

• Fuel Your Life program to support your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being.
• Unparalleled professional growth with training, development, and internal mobility opportunities.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options available from day one.
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement program.
• Paid parental, caregiver, and military leave.