AD- Engineering at Cashfree Payments India Private Limited

Bellandur, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

23 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

24 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Distributed systems, Microservices, Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, System design, NoSQL, Relational databases, CI/CD, DevOps, Agile methodologies, Leadership, Architecture, Product delivery, Team management

Industry

Financial Services

Description

About us: At Cashfree Payments, we’re not just shaping the future of payments—we’re moving fast to scale businesses at every stage, with deep expertise in powering India’s D2C and e-commerce growth. Founded in 2015, we process transactions worth $80B annually and are trusted by more than 800,000 businesses. Authorised by the Reserve Bank of India, we are one of the first entities to receive critical licences like PA-PG, PA-CB and PPI in the sector. We enable seamless collections, payouts, identity verification, and fraud detection. We are backed by Silicon Valley investor Y Combinator, Apis Partners, Krafton Inc, State Bank of India (SBI), and were incubated by PayPal. Associate Director – Engineering (12+ Years Experience) Role Overview As an Associate Director of Engineering, you will drive technology vision, execution excellence, and organizational capability for a business unit. You will operate at the intersection of strategy and delivery—shaping architecture, scaling teams, and ensuring high-quality product outcomes aligned with business goals. Key Responsibilities ● Technology Strategy & Architecture ○ Define and own the technology roadmap for multiple products or platforms within the business unit, ensuring alignment with the organization’s long-term technology vision. ○ Govern architectural decisions across systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and cost efficiency. ○ Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies to drive innovation and competitive advantage. ● Execution & Delivery Excellence ○ Oversee end-to-end product delivery, ensuring high-quality releases within defined timelines. ○ Establish and optimize engineering processes, development standards, and best practices to improve productivity and predictability. ○ Drive data-informed decision-making using engineering metrics (velocity, quality, reliability, cost). ● Leadership & Talent Development ○ Build, lead, and scale high-performing engineering teams, including Engineering Managers and senior technical leaders. ○ Identify skill gaps and implement structured learning, upskilling, and leadership development programs. ○ Mentor Engineering Managers and senior engineers to enhance technical depth and leadership capability. ● Cross-functional Collaboration ○ Partner with Product, QA, UX, Operations, and Business stakeholders to ensure effective planning, staffing, and execution of initiatives. ○ Communicate technical strategy and trade-offs clearly to executive and non-technical stakeholders. ○ Align engineering priorities with business outcomes, customer needs, and operational goals. Core Requirements ● Strong expertise in designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices architectures, and event-driven systems. ● Deep experience with Java ecosystem (e.g., Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA) and modern backend development practices. ● Solid understanding of data architectures, including relational databases and NoSQL/document stores. ● Proven ability in object-oriented design, system design, and architectural patterns. ● Good understanding of web and mobile technology stacks. ● Strong grasp of non-functional requirements and the ability to make pragmatic trade-offs. ● Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks. ● Hands-on familiarity with agile methodologies and modern software development practices. ● Experience managing and operating large-scale production systems. Experience & Qualifications ● 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a significant portion in leadership roles managing teams and large-scale systems. ● Proven track record of delivering complex software products from inception to launch and scaling them in production. ● Experience leading multiple teams or large engineering groups in a fast-paced environment. ● Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Responsibilities

The Associate Director of Engineering will define the technology roadmap, govern architectural decisions, and oversee end-to-end product delivery. They are also responsible for building and scaling high-performing engineering teams while fostering cross-functional collaboration.