United Talent Agency

Senior Software Development Manager

United Talent Agency • $200K — $250K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years in backend/platform leadership or delivering complex financial systems
  • Expertise in backend engineering with Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL (or equivalent)
  • Strong background in AWS architecture
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
  • Experience with event-driven systems and microservice architectures
  • Proven track record delivering systems with high audit/compliance requirements
  • Familiarity with enterprise platforms like NetSuite, Salesforce, Concur, or Stripe

Responsibilities

  • Own the design and development of scalable backend services for payments and financial workflows
  • Lead end-to-end development of backend services and frontend applications
  • Design APIs, data models, and UI integrations for cohesive financial tools
  • Provide full-stack ownership across key financial systems
  • Lead integrations across the enterprise deal-to-cash ecosystem
  • Define service boundaries, reliability SLAs, and domain models
  • Architect cloud-native systems on AWS using Lambda and other services

Benefits

  • Unique opportunity to work at a leading global entertainment company
  • Access to tools, leadership, and resources to drive a center of excellence
  • Chance to do the best work of your career
  • Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
  • Competitive programs to support employee well-being
  • Collaborative environment with growth opportunities
Full Job Description
UTA seeks a Senior Software Development Manager to lead engineering execution for our enterprise financial systems. This role is responsible for building and scaling the applications that power payments, invoicing, revenue recognition, and deal execution across the company. You will drive technical strategy, lead system design, and ensure the delivery of reliable, secure, and compliant backend services. This is a hands-on engineering leadership role-focused on execution, architecture, and cross-functional delivery across AWS infrastructure and enterprise systems such as NetSuite, Salesforce, and banking/payment platforms.

The salary range for this role $200,000 to $250,000 commensurate with experience and skills

What You Will Do

Platform Engineering & Architecture
  • Own the design and development of scalable backend services for payments, revenue recognition, and financial workflows
  • Lead end-to-end development of backend services (Node.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL) and frontend applications (React, TypeScript)
  • Design APIs, data models, and UI integrations to deliver cohesive financial tools and internal dashboards
  • Provide full-stack ownership across key financial systems
  • Lead integrations across the enterprise deal-to-cash ecosystem- ingesting deals from upstream domain/producer systems, and publishing fulfillment events to downstream settlement and finance systems
  • Define service boundaries, reliability SLAs, and domain models aligned with high-volume financial operations
  • Architect cloud-native systems on AWS using Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch, and EventBridge


Security Engineering & Compliance
  • Embed security-first principles across system design, architecture, and development
  • Implement defense-in-depth strategies, including fine-grained IAM, encryption at rest and in transit, and auditable data flows
  • Design secure workflows for financial transactions, client data, and third-party integrations
  • Partner with InfoSec to ensure alignment with zero-trust models, least-privilege access, and continuous monitoring
  • Lead efforts in service hardening, secure CI/CD pipelines, secret management, and proactive risk mitigation
  • Ensure all platform components meet internal controls and compliance standards


Leadership & Execution
  • Manage and grow a high-performing team of backend and platform engineers
  • Drive roadmap execution and delivery of complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence, operational discipline, and ownership
  • Serve as the technical escalation point for architectural trade-offs, production challenges, and system design


Collaboration & Technical Execution
  • Partner with product managers, architects, external vendors, and finance stakeholders to deliver end-to-end features
  • Translate financial and contractual rules into deterministic, reusable service logic
  • Drive quality, automation, and performance in domains where accuracy and compliance are essential


What You Will Need

  • 10+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years leading backend/platform teams or delivering complex financial systems
  • Expertise in backend engineering with Node.js, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL (or equivalent)
  • Strong background in AWS architecture
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
  • Experience with event-driven systems and microservice architectures
  • Proven track record delivering systems with high audit/compliance requirements
  • Familiarity with enterprise platforms like NetSuite, Salesforce, Concur, or Stripe
  • Strong understanding of data modeling, transactional workflows, and secure service architecture
  • Experience working in compliance-focused environments requiring auditability and financial precision
  • Experience with financial systems such as payments, trust accounting, GL integration, and revenue recognition
  • Prior exposure to platforms with complex domain logic (e.g., deal tracking, contingent compensation, or booking systems)
  • Experience with serverless architecture and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) patterns
  • Understanding of multi-party payments, invoicing workflows, and tax handling (e.g., 1099s, VAT)
  • Exposure to platform compliance tools (e.g., Datadog compliance checks, AWS Config, Prisma, or Wiz)
  • Understanding of data privacy requirements (e.g., PII, GDPR, CCPA) and secure data flows

What You Will Get

  • The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of a leading global entertainment companies
  • Access to the tools, leadership, and resources you will need to create and drive a center of excellence
  • The opportunity to do the best work of your career
  • Work in an inclusive and diverse company culture
  • Competitive programs to support your well-being
  • Experience working in a collaborative environment with room to grow


About United Talent Agency

United Talent Agency (UTA) is a talent and literary agency with offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London, Nashville, Miami and Malmo, Sweden. UTA was founded in 1991 by a group of agents who left Creative Artists Agency (CAA). UTA represents artists and other entertainment professionals, including actors, writers, directors, producers, recording artists, and comedians. The agency also represents sports figures and models in endorsement, licensing, and personal appearance deals. UTA has been involved in a number of high-profile deals, including the representation of the creators of the television show Friends and the negotiation of a $900 million financing deal for the film studio Legendary Entertainment. In 2019, UTA acquired the music agency Circle Talent Agency, which represents electronic dance music artists. UTA has also been involved in philanthropic efforts, including the creation of the UTA Foundation, which supports a variety of charitable causes.
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Size
1,000 employees
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
* Ladders Estimates

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