Company Overview :
They are a fast-growing, RBI-licensed fintech and digital payments technology company headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra. Founded in 2015, they build modern, reliable, and secure payment infrastructure to simplify and scale digital payments globally. Backed by strategic international investments and partnerships, their flagship omni-channel platform enables seamless B2B and B2C transactions across multiple touchpoints.
Driven by fintech veterans, they are trusted by large enterprises, banks, and payment service providers to deliver high-performance, high-availability payment experiences.
About the Role :
We are seeking a visionary, highly technical, and strategic Engineering Manager to lead the development and scaling of our next-generation payment gateway infrastructure. In this role, you will lead a team of high-performing engineers, driving the technical roadmap for high-throughput, low-latency transaction processing systems. This role demands a unique blend of deep technical expertise in Java/Distributed Systems, extensive FinTech/Payments domain knowledge, and a proven track record of empathetic, impactful engineering leadership.
Key Responsibilities :
- Team Leadership &
- Mentorship : Lead, mentor, and grow a talented team of 8 to 15 software engineers. Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Architecture &
- Strategy : Drive the architectural vision, design, and implementation of highly scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant payment APIs and microservices.
- Delivery &
- Execution : Own the end-to-end delivery of complex engineering roadmaps, ensuring high-quality code deployment, rigorous testing, and optimal system performance.
- Stakeholder Alignment : Collaborate closely with Product Management, Risk &
- Compliance, Operations, and external banking partners to align technical execution with business strategy.
- Production Excellence : Champion best practices for CI/CD, system monitoring, security compliance (PCI-DSS), and high availability (99.99% uptime).
Required Qualifications &
Experience :
- Tech Stack Expertise : Strong, hands-on roots in Java (Core Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate), microservices architecture, and distributed computing.
- Domain Expertise : Deep understanding of the Payments/FinTech domain (e.g., payment gateways, merchant acquiring, switching networks, ledgers, card networks, or UPI ecosystems).
- System Design : Proven track record of building and managing high-volume transaction systems capable of handling thousands of TPS (Transactions Per Second).
- Data &
- Cloud : Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Cassandra, Redis) and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure).