Sr. Manager Technology - API Platform

Overview

Is it surprising that a financial institution with 1.5 million members and over $30 billion in managed assets says success comes from focusing on people, not profits? Our "people helping people" philosophy guides us since 1935, driving our commitment to serving our members, communities, and each other. When you join our team, you become part of a purpose‑driven organization where your work makes a real difference. While we’re proud of our history, we’re excited about our future with business and technology transformation on the horizon. There’s never been a better time to be part of BECU.

Pay Range

The target pay range for this position is $173,500.00–$211,900.00 annually. The full pay range is $135,100.00–$250,600.00 annually. At BECU, compensation decisions are based on factors such as relevant job‑related skills, experience, and education or training. Should an offer be made, we will consider individual qualifications. In addition to salary, compensation incentives are available for the hired applicant. Incentives are performance based and targets vary by role.

Benefits

Benefits – because people helping people starts with supporting you .

• 401(k) Company Match (up to 3%)
• 4% annual contribution to your 401(k) by BECU
• Medical, Dental and Vision (family contributions as well)
• PTO Program + Exchange Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• BECU Cares volunteer time off + donation match

Impact You’ll Make

The Sr. Manager, Technology - API Platform is responsible for leading the execution of BECU's API strategy by delivering enterprise APIs and platform capabilities that securely expose business services for use across all channels, including mobile, web, internal applications, and external partners. The role also involves developing and maintaining technology roadmaps, managing engineering and delivery teams, implementing agile practices, identifying innovative solutions, managing projects, and leading a high‑performing team. You will contribute to financial budgeting, participate in governance processes, and support strategic planning.

Location note: To join our dynamic team, candidates should reside in WA, OR, ID, AZ, TX, GA, SC, NC, CA, or VA. If you are in Washington state within a reasonable driving distance from Tukwila, we request that you come into our HQ on Tuesdays & Wednesdays. For candidates outside commute distance and in approved remote work locations, this role will be remote. Remote or onsite, we are committed to ensuring you are fully engaged and included in our collaborative environment.

What You’ll Do

• Own Delivery & Execution for API Platform Outcomes: Own delivery and execution for API platform outcomes, ensuring alignment to leadership direction—including priorities and architectural guardrails.
• Align Technology with Business Goals: Use your understanding of business processes to shape technology strategies, create business cases, cost/benefit analyses, and roadmaps that support organizational objectives.
• Identify Innovative Solutions: Scan the market for modern tools and capabilities, lead RFPs, project charters, and business cases that bring innovation to life.
• Develop and Coach Teams: Mentor and develop your team through ongoing coaching, performance conversations, and skill building opportunities that cultivate a high‑performing engineering culture.
• Build High Impact Teams: Foster a culture grounded in quality, agility, and continuous learning—encouraging your team to explore emerging technologies and modern software development practices.
• Manage Technical Delivery: Lead engineering initiatives, oversee technical requirements, and support continuous delivery teams to ensure strong execution across products and platforms, including scalable, secure APIs built in C#/.NET on Azure (GraphQL for reads and REST for writes).
• Champion Agile Practices: Collaborate with cross‑functional partners to embed agile principles, streamline processes, and align product and technology lifecycle outcomes.
• Drive Engineering Best Practices: Advance quality across the software lifecycle—from requirements to code standards to CI/CD automation—including consistency in API contracts, versioning, error handling, performance, and backward compatibility.
• Align Roadmaps and Outcomes: Partner with business units to connect technology capabilities with strategic, operational, and tactical priorities.
• Engage in Governance & Planning: Participate in business and tech governance forums, lending your expertise to planning cycles and initiative reviews.
• Support Annual Planning: Contribute to operational plans and ensure new or evolving initiatives have full financial planning, including infrastructure considerations.
• Oversee Vendor Partnerships: Review SOWs and contracts while guiding external partners to deliver value across assigned projects and workstreams.

This isn’t just about ticking off tasks on a list. It’s about making a significant, positive change in BECU's journey, where your contributions are valued and your growth is continually fostered.

What You’ll Gain

• Leadership Influence: The opportunity to lead and develop high performing engineering teams while shaping BECU's API-driven technology evolution.
• Modern Ecosystem Impact: A chance to design and advance a modern technology landscape spanning cloud, data, integration, and API‑first architecture.
• Strategic Problem Solving: A role that empowers you to drive innovation, solve complex technical challenges, and contribute to long‑term enterprise strategy.
• Platform Modernization Experience: Hands‑on involvement in building and scaling platforms across ERP, infrastructure, financial products, and API modernization efforts.
• Continuous Growth & Collaboration: A culture that values curiosity, transparent teamwork, measurable outcomes, and leadership in a mission‑driven organization.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or related field.
• Typically requires 3 years of people leader experience. Experience leading technology teams.
• Typically requires 5 years of information technology experience with demonstrated expertise in application design and API‑driven or integration‑focused architectures.
• Previous work experience building technology platforms and teams preferably in environments leveraging modern APIs, microservices, cloud‑native services, or integration frameworks.
• Domain experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and/or Infrastructure/Operations and/or financial products experience (e.g., Credit Card, Mortgage, Auto Loan, Deposits).

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with API gateways and API management platforms (e.g., Azure API Management), including authentication, authorization, routing, throttling, and policy‑based controls.
• Demonstrated expertise in API design, design patterns, development, and lifecycle management, including REST, GraphQL, or event‑driven architectures, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and developer usability.
• Experience with API security standards (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, scopes/claims, token flows, and common authorization patterns).
• Experience operating APIs in cloud environments (preferably Azure), including observability practices such as Application Insights or Open Telemetry.
• Technology fundamentals, design, problem solving, and complexity analysis.
• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and product management to understand requirements, describe software product features, and technical designs.
• Delivery experience working under an Agile/Scrum methodology.
• Working experience of software engineering best practices including coding standards, change management, incident management, CI/CD, automated testing, cloud‑native development build processes, testing, and operations.

Join the Journey

Ready to make an indelible impact? Eager to be part of a collaborative and innovative team where your ideas and contributions don’t just fill a role, but fuel growth and success at BECU? This is more than a job—it’s a chance to elevate your career, skills, and future, all while contributing to BECU’s robust technological landscape. Embrace the opportunity to grow with us. Apply now and bring your expertise to the table as we achieve excellence together at BECU. Your journey of influence, innovation, and impactful contribution starts now.

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EEO Statement

BECU is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status.