Director- Software Engineering for payment/banking processing

Spectral Consultants; Bengaluru; In loco; INR 2.500.000 - 3.500.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology consultancy in Bengaluru seeks a Principal Engineer (Director level) to guide the architecture and delivery of cloud-based payment systems. The role involves influencing engineering direction, mentoring teams, and driving innovation across technical solutions. Candidates should have 16 years of experience in modern architectures, including Java and DevSecOps, alongside strong leadership capabilities in a collaborative environment.

Competenze

• 16 years of experience in Java, Spring, CI/CD, and containerization.
• Proven ability to build and inspire engineering organizations.
• Experience implementing secure and agile development processes.

Mansioni

• Define overall engineering strategies, architectures, and standards.
• Grow and guide engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Shape solutions focusing on automation, resilience, and security.
• Develop and maintain technical roadmaps for business transformation.
• Act as a key technical partner for executives and product teams.

Conoscenze

Deep Technical Expertise in modern architectures

Leadership at Scale

DevSecOps & Agile

Test-Driven Development

Strategic Influence

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

The Principal Engineer (Director level) is a senior strategic tech leader, responsible for guiding the architecture, design, and delivery of advanced, cloud-based payment systems. This person influences company-wide engineering direction, oversees multiple teams, and ensures robust, scalable, and secure technical solutions that meet business goals.

This role suits a senior technologist ready for company-wide architectural influence, technical ownership, and organizational leadership—not just code but culture, strategy, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Set Technical Direction: Define overall engineering strategies, architectures, and standards for products and platforms.


• Lead & Mentor Teams: Grow, coach, and guide engineering managers and senior engineers, fostering technical growth and alignment.


• Drive Innovation & Quality: Shape solutions with a focus on automation, resilience, performance, scalability, and security.


• Enterprise Architecture: Develop and maintain technical roadmaps that support business transformation and technology vision.


• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a key technical partner for both executives and product teams, translating business goals into technical plans.

Qualifications

• 16 years of Deep Technical Expertise in modern architectures (cloud, microservices, APIs), especially Java, Spring, CI/CD, and containerization.


• Leadership at Scale: Proven ability to build, manage, and inspire engineering organizations across multiple teams.


• DevSecOps & Agile: Extensive experience implementing secure, automated, and agile development processes.


• Test-Driven Development: Strong background in automated testing, TDD, and best practices for robust software delivery.


• Strategic Influence: Successful in technical strategy, change management, and cross-functional collaboration.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering, Information Technology, and Product Management

Industries

• Investment Banking, Banking, and IT Services and IT Consulting