Staff Software Engineer

As a

Staff Engineer , you will architect and scale high-performance, distributed payment and engagement systems. You’ll combine deep technical expertise with strategic leadership—shaping the platform’s vision, mentoring teams, and ensuring the delivery of secure, reliable, and future-ready solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end design of distributed, high-scale backend systems that handle large transaction volumes.

Define and drive the technical vision, architecture standards, and best practices across teams.

Stay close to the code—prototype, debug, and solve complex production challenges.

Partner with Product, QA, Engineering Managers, and global teams to align technical outcomes with business goals.

Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure scalability, maintainability, and adherence to security standards.

Guide engineers across experience levels, fostering technical excellence and innovation.

Assess emerging tools, frameworks, and technologies to continuously enhance platform capabilities and developer productivity.

Requirements

Experience : 10+ years in backend engineering with proven experience designing and scaling distributed systems.

Mandatory Skills : Java, Payment Domain, Microservices, Spring Boot Framework, Aws Cloud, Nosql Databases, RDBMS, Caching Techniques, System Design

Strong proficiency in Java (11+), Spring Boot, REST APIs, and AWS.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI / CD pipelines, Terraform / Ansible / Jenkins.

Working knowledge of Go or Python is a plus.

System Design : Deep understanding of architecture principles, scalability, performance optimization, and security.

Domain Knowledge : Prior experience in Payments domain is mandatory.

Agile Mindset : Familiarity with Agile methodologies such as SAFe or Scrum.

Soft Skills : Exceptional problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.