Job Summary

Candidates for this position are preferred to be based in Bangalore, India and will be expected to comply with their teams hybrid work schedule requirements.

Responsibilities

- Help shape and drive a multi-year technology strategy for a complex platform that supports customers across multiple geographies.
- Lead one or more software engineering teams, designing scalable solutions and owning the full software development lifecycle-from design and delivery to ongoing operation and maintenance.
- Manage and develop engineers through regular coaching, guidance, and mentorship, supporting both their day-to-day work and long-term career growth.
- Attract, onboard, develop, and retain diverse talent while building an inclusive, collaborative team culture.
- Lead by example and help raise the bar for technical quality, operational excellence, and system design across your team and the broader engineering organization.
- Identify and drive improvements to engineering skills, standards, practices, architecture, and documentation.
- Facilitate technical discussions and decisions, helping teams weigh trade-offs and align on effective solutions.
- Integrate AI into team management and engineering workflows, helping the team adopt AI tools and practices to improve how we plan, build, test, and operate software.
- Continuously challenge established approaches and look for ways to improve our technology, practices, and outcomes.

Requirements

- A results-oriented, collaborative, pragmatic mindset and a commitment to continuous improvement.




- Hands-on experience driving release engineering in a high-growth environment; prior platform experience is required.
- A valuable understanding of modern deployment methodologies, including progressive delivery and blue-green deployments.
- Experience working with containers, container orchestration, and deployment automation.
- 12+ years of engineering experience, including at least 3-5 years leading high-performing teams.
- Experience making architectural and design decisions for large-scale platforms, with an understanding of trade-offs between time to market and flexibility.
- Significant experience managing people and supporting their growth and performance.
- Experience designing and building scalable, general-purpose products with an outstanding user experience.
- Experience hiring and developing engineering teams and culture, and leading cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- The ability to communicate and collaborate across the organization, influence decisions with and without direct authority, and communicate inclusively and persuasively.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to balance technical and business requirements.
- Payments experience is preferred.

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