NPCI is evolving the National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC) FASTag ecosystem into a next-generation, real-time, intelligent, and scalable national tolling and mobility platform.
This role is responsible for architecting, building, and scaling stream‑processing and platform capabilities that operate at national scale across toll plazas, acquirer and issuer banks, and concessionaires — handling mission-critical financial transactions and meeting stringent regulatory, audit, and resilience standards mandated by NPCI, NHAI/IHMCL, and RBI.
The role combines: Low-latency Java-based stream processing for toll transactions Production-grade distributed systems for tag, vehicle, and transaction processing Fraud, image (ANPR/VRN), and decision intelligence (rules-driven, with AI/ML as an added advantage) Platform-level engineering excellence.
This is a strategic engineering role (not a pure research or support role). Strategic Outcomes Expected - The individual will directly contribute to: Increased straight-through processing (STP) for FASTag toll transactions Reduced manual intervention,



charge-back disputes, and exception handling Early and accurate identification of tag cloning, blacklisted tags, VRN/TID mismatches, and fraud rings Improved transaction turnaround time (TAT), settlement accuracy, and system throughput at peak plaza volumes Long-term IP ownership of core platform capabilities within NPCI for the NETC ecosystem

Key Responsibilities
1. Real-Time Stream Processing Architecture (Java-Centric) Design and implement event-driven, stream-processing pipelines for NETC FASTag transaction, mapper, and settlement workflows Build low-latency, high-throughput systems using Java-based streaming frameworks such as Apache Kafka / Kafka Streams, Apache Flink, or Spark Structured Streaming Ensure exactly-once processing, idempotency, and fault tolerance across acquirer–NPCI–issuer hops Handle large-scale streams of toll read events, ANPR images, tag metadata, and clearing

📌 Senior Lead (India)
🏢 National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI)
📍 India