Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving over 39,000 customers and nearly 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents.
That work has earned recognition as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025), TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026).
We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar.
Come outpace the ordinary and build the future of travel with us.
As Senior Product Manager for Payments, you'll own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for a mission-critical part of Engine's business: enabling seamless payments acceptance and issuing capabilities. Payments sits at the intersection of fintech innovation and customer experience, and it powers acquisition, activation, retention, and monetization. You'll work across engineering, design, partnerships, and go to market to evolve and expand a mature payments platform into what Engine needs next.
- Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for a suite of payments and fintech products, including payment acceptance, card issuing, and the financial infrastructure that underpins everything customers transact on Engine.
- Expand Engine's payments capabilities by integrating new payment methods, card programs, and financial partners, balancing long term platform bets against near term customer and revenue wins.
- Partner closely with Business Development and other Product leaders to shape and land partnerships that materially expand what Engine's payments ecosystem can do.
- Work with cross functional design, engineering, marketing, CX, and sales partners to bring initiatives to life from initial ideation through post launch, and set the bar for how the work gets shipped.
- Raise the AI bar across Payments. Use AI in how you work day to day, and build AI-native experiences into the product where they meaningfully change how customers pay, get paid, and manage spend.
- Hold the room. Represent Payments in exec conversations, cross functional forums, and customer deep dives, and make sure people understand what Payments is building and why.
We're looking for someone ready to make a real impact on a foundational part of Engine:
- Experience: 6+ years in product management, with meaningful time spent on technical or platform products. You've owned complex backend systems end to end and shipped products that other teams and customers depend on.
- Bonus Points: Direct experience in payments, credit cards, or fintech, with hands-on exposure to payment acceptance, card issuing, or related systems like authorization, settlement, and reconciliation.
- Technical Depth: Comfort going deep with engineering on architecture, tradeoffs, and system design. You can hold your own in a technical review and turn ambiguity into a crisp plan.
- Systems Thinking: You can build cross functional systems from zero and scale them with a long term lens. You zoom out to strategy and zoom in to execution with equal comfort.
- Customer Obsession: Even on a platform, you keep the end customer in view. You know that infrastructure decisions eventually show up in the customer experience, and you design for that.
- AI Fluency: You use AI tools daily and have a clear point of view on where they change the game for product teams and for payments. You've shipped AI-powered features or workflows, know the difference between real value and hype, and you push the teams around you to adopt AI in both how they work and what they build.
- Mindset: You're a builder at heart, hands on, collaborative, and excited to help scale one of Engine's most important platforms.
Applications for this role will be accepted through 11/5/26 or until the role is filled. We encourage you to apply early, as we may begin reviewing applications before the deadline.
Compensation
Our compensation packages are based on several factors, including your experience, expertise, and location. In addition to a competitive base salary, all roles receive equity. Depending on the role, total compensation may also include an annual bonus. Your recruiter will share your complete compensation package as you move through the process.
The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:
- Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with equity for all employees. Some roles are also eligible for bonuses or commissions.
- Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture
- Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we'll make sure you have what you need to succeed.
Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more
Skills Required
- 6+ years of product management experience
- Meaningful experience with technical or platform products
- Experience owning complex backend systems end to end
- Technical depth in architecture, tradeoffs, and system design
- Ability to build and scale cross-functional systems
- Experience shipping products used by other teams and customers
- Daily use of AI tools and strong AI fluency
- Experience shipping AI-powered features or workflows
- Direct experience in payments, credit cards, or fintech
- Hands-on exposure to payment acceptance, card issuing, authorization, settlement, or reconciliation
What the Team is Saying
Engine Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO is frequently highlighted alongside paid volunteer time and family leave, and is seen as a major perk for flexibility and balance. Feedback suggests time-off policies are a standout element of the package.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock options are made broadly accessible to full-time employees and are positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation. This ownership component is repeatedly cited as a core strength of the package.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently described as comprehensive, with mental-health/EAP resources and HSA/FSA options also noted. Feedback suggests the overall health-and-wellness offering is robust on paper.
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What We Do
Engine is the AI-native platform for intelligent travel. For a decade, Engine has built the proprietary technology and supply behind modern business travel, serving 40,000 customers and 2 million travelers, along with leading travel and AI companies that build on Engine's infrastructure. One system powers business travel, group travel, human agents, and AI agents. Engine has been recognized as one of Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators (2025), named TravelTech's Reservation Platform of the Year (2026), and one of Built In's Best Places to Work (2020–2026).
Why Work With Us
We're looking for bold, ambitious people to help redefine how businesses manage and experience travel. Working here, you can expect exponential growth, an ambitious pace, full ownership, and high-caliber colleagues who push you to do the best work of your career. Every hire raises the bar.
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