Senior Engineering Manager (Payments)
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Lead and manage a team of 10-15 software engineers, creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performance culture.
- Set clear goals, provide regular feedback, and invest in career growth and mentorship for your team members.
- Oversee the full lifecycle of engineering projects, ensuring timely delivery, scope management, and adherence to quality standards.
- Partner closely with Product, Design, and Business teams to align engineering roadmaps with strategic priorities and customer needs.
- Drive best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and deployment pipelines to maintain reliability and speed.
- Identify and eliminate bottlenecks in development processes, continuously improving team productivity and performance.
- Foster knowledge sharing, technical growth, and innovation within the engineering team.
- 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong background building scalable, distributed systems.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams, managing dynamics, and mentoring engineers.
- Proficient coding skills in Python, Go, or similar languages.
- Solid experience managing engineering processes such as code reviews, sprint planning, and performance evaluations.
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern infrastructure tools like Kubernetes and Pulumi.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, able to align teams effectively with business objectives.
- Experience in fintech, payments, or banking domains.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies and project management tools.
- Exposure to system monitoring, observability, and performance tuning at scale.
- Play a critical leadership role in scaling the engineering organization of one of India's fastest-growing fintech startups.
- Drive impactful projects that support millions of users and handle high transaction volumes.
- Lead a talented team, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and innovation.
- Work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with strong career growth opportunities.
- This is an in-person role based in Bengaluru, offering direct influence on tech strategy and team development.
- Relocation assistance to make your move seamless.
- Free office meals (lunch & dinner).
- Generous leave policy, including birthday leave, period leave, paternity and maternity support, and more.
- Salary advance and loan policies for any financial help.
- Quarterly rewards and recognition programs, and a referral program with great incentives.
- Access the latest gadgets and tools.
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family, mental health support.
- Tax benefits with options like food coupons, phone allowances, car/device leasing.
- Retirement perks like PF contribution, leave encashment and gratuity.