Job Description:Role Overview - Senior Technical SpecialistWe are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for large-scale, mission-critical services in the Payments domain. This role is responsible for architectural ownership across teams, driving long-term technical vision, and ensuring platform scalability, resilience, and engineering excellence.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & ArchitectureOwn and evolve the end-to-end architecture of high-scale, distributed payment servicesLead the design and adoption of event-driven architectures using Kafka across multiple teamsDefine, standardize, and govern API design and lifecycle using API GatewayDrive architectural decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performanceAct as the technical authority for service design, trade-offs, and long-term platform evolutionPlatform Ownership & Engineering ExcellenceOwn service health, SLIs/SLOs, and operational readiness across owned domainsLead complex cross-team initiatives, resolving systemic technical challengesEstablish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practicesLead design reviews and provide guidance on complex system design problemsMentorship & Org ImpactMentor and coach senior, mid-level, and junior engineersRaise the technical bar across teams through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharingPartner with Product, Engineering Managers, and Leadership on roadmaps and technical strategyRequired Skills & Experience10+ years of experience designing, building, and owning production-grade distributed systemsDeep expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot, and RESTful API designStrong hands-on experience with Kafka in high-throughput, event-driven systemsProven experience defining and managing APIs using API GatewayStrong experience with AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda, S3)Demonstrated ownership of high-volume, highly available systemsAdvanced skills in system design, debugging, performance tuning, and failure analysisProven ability to drive complex initiatives independently and influence across teamsGood to HaveExperience in Payments / FinTech platformsStrong experience with CI/CD pipelines and release automationKnowledge of caching strategies, data modeling, and large-scale optimizationExposure to platform engineering or shared services architecturesDepartment:ENT - SIE Monetization Transact & FTGSkills Required:Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, KafkaRole:Role Overview - Staff Software EngineerWe are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to provide technical leadership and strategic direction for large-scale, mission-critical services in the Payments domain. This role is responsible for architectural ownership across teams, driving long-term technical vision, and ensuring platform scalability, resilience, and engineering excellence.Key ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership & ArchitectureOwn and evolve the end-to-end architecture of high-scale, distributed payment servicesLead the design and adoption of event-driven architectures using Kafka across multiple teamsDefine, standardize, and govern API design and lifecycle using API GatewayDrive architectural decisions with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, security, and performanceAct as the technical authority for service design, trade-offs, and long-term platform evolutionPlatform Ownership & Engineering ExcellenceOwn service health, SLIs/SLOs, and operational readiness across owned domainsLead complex cross-team initiatives, resolving systemic technical challengesEstablish and enforce engineering standards, design patterns, and best practicesLead design reviews and provide guidance on complex system design problemsMentorship & Org ImpactMentor and coach senior, mid-level, and junior engineersRaise the technical bar across teams through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharingPartner with Product, Engineering Managers, and Leadership on roadmaps and technical strategyRequired Skills & Experience10+ years of experience designing, building, and owning production-grade distributed systemsDeep expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot, and RESTful API designStrong hands-on experience with Kafka in high-throughput, event-driven systemsProven experience defining and managing APIs using API GatewayStrong experience with AWS (EKS, DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda, S3)Demonstrated ownership of high-volume, highly available systemsAdvanced skills in system design, debugging, performance tuning, and failure analysisProven ability to drive complex initiatives independently and influence across teamsGood to HaveExperience in Payments / FinTech platformsStrong experience with CI/CD pipelines and release automationKnowledge of caching strategies, data modeling, and large-scale optimizationExposure to platform engineering or shared services architecturesYears Of Exp:10 to 12 YearsEducation/Qualification:Any Degree, Engineering DiscipilineDesignation:Technical Specialist
