Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager - Payments Domain. 1. Technical Leadership Drive architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable services primarily using Java and modern cloud-native technologies. Demonstrate deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals — databases, caches, message brokers, streaming platforms, API-first and event-driven architectures. Establish engineering standards around code quality, architecture reviews, performance engineering, observability, security, and maintainability. Drive platform modernization, technical debt reduction, and reusable engineering capabilities across teams. Design systems with regulatory compliance, security, and customer trust as foundational principles — not afterthoughts. 2. AI-Native Mindset Champion the adoption of AI across the software development lifecycle and engineering operations. Encourage teams to rethink traditional software development practices through AI-first approaches — not merely incremental automation. Stay current with emerging AI technologies and continuously evaluate opportunities to improve engineering effectiveness and product capabilities. Leverage AI to fundamentally accelerate engineering productivity, code quality, and software delivery. 3. Business & Product Stakeholder Management Partner closely with Product & Business teams to translate strategy into scalable technology solutions. Influence product roadmap by bringing strong technical judgment, platform thinking, and deep customer empathy. Evaluate platform investments through the lens of customer experience, payment success rates, operational efficiency, and business outcomes. Drive engineering prioritization using business impact, customer value, and operational considerations. Balance speed of execution with long-term architectural sustainability. Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Build trusted partnerships across cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives. Must Haves :- 15+ years of polyglot engineering experience, with at least 3 years building payment or fintech products. Strong system design skills and the ability to guide architecture decisions for complex, multi-system payment workflows. Experience designing and operating high-availability & low latency systems (99.99%+) where failures have direct financial and customer-trust consequences. Hands-on experience with one or more payment systems: payment gateways, UPI integrations, card payment flows, wallet infrastructure, loan origination system, settlement and reconciliation systems etc. Understanding of Indian payments & fintech regulatory landscape: RBI, NPCI guidelines, PPI regulations, PCI-DSS requirements. Proven track record of building and growing engineering teams; ability to hire strong engineers and develop them into senior contributors.