Sr. Product Engineer - Pega Smart Investigate

We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Engineer with strong expertise in Pega Smart Investigate and Payments domain to join our Business Platforms & Payments team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and implementing payment investigation processes using the Pega platform, along with strong technical capabilities in system design, integrations, and modern enterprise application development.

This role requires a seasoned Pega professional who can act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for payment investigations and contribute to building scalable, secure, and high-performing solutions within a banking or fintech environment.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement payment investigation business processes using the Pega platform
• Act as the Pega Smart Investigate SME for payment investigation solutions
• Design and develop enterprise-grade applications using Pega Smart Investigate 8.x
• Work on large and complex codebases, ensuring maintainability, scalability, and performance
• Design and implement system integrations using REST APIs and JSON-based services
• Develop and implement Integration Services in PRPC, including Rule-Connects and Services
• Develop Pega activities, declarative processing features, and user interface components
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver business-critical payment solutions
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security best practices, unit testing, and technical documentation
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous delivery practices
• Research, evaluate, and benchmark emerging technologies and recommend best-in-class solutions
• Drive technical discussions and provide architectural guidance across teams
• Influence and mentor development teams by sharing deep technical knowledge and industry best practices
  
  

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Postgraduate Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Equivalent industry experience will also be considered
  
  

Experience Required:

• 8 to 12 years of hands-on experience in Pega development
• Experience as a Pega Certified Product Engineer
• Experience working as a Pega Lead Product Engineer or similar role
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or FinTech environments is highly preferred
  
  

Certifications:

• Pega Certified Senior System Architect (CSSA) - Preferred
• Pega Certified Lead System Architect (LSA) - Highly Preferred
  
  

Mandatory Technical Skills:

• Pega Smart Investigate 8.x (Mandatory)
• Payments Smart Investigate implementation experience
• Pega Platform development
• PRPC Integration Services
• Rule-Connects and Services
• Pega Activities development
• Declarative Processing
• Pega UI Development
• REST APIs
• JSON
• Client-Server applications
• Digital applications and business functions
• System design and implementation
• Kafka Topics and Data Flow understanding
  
  

Preferred Technical Skills:

• Node.js
• Spring Boot
• Enterprise application architecture
• API integrations and microservices concepts
  
  

Functional Skills:

• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, or FinTech organizations
• Strong understanding of Payments and Payment Investigation workflows
• Experience following coding standards, security practices, and documentation standards
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments
• Ability to ensure technical and application architecture quality across systems
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  
  

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence technical decisions across multiple teams
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently
• Self-motivated and proactive approach to problem-solving
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders
• Comfortable presenting technical concepts and recommendations to senior and executive management
• Strong mentoring and leadership capabilities
  
  

Mandatory Skills Checklist:

• Pega Smart Investigate 8.x
• Payments Smart Investigate
• Pega Platform
• PRPC Integration Services
• Rule-Connects and Services
• REST APIs
• JSON
• Kafka
• Banking/Payments Domain
• Agile Methodology
• System Design and Implementation
• CSSA/LSA Certification (Preferred)
• 8-12 Years of Relevant Experience

Skills Required
Spring Boot, Rest Apis, Json, Node.js