Engineering Manager

APEXX Global; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance for family

15 personal days per year

Paid day off for charity work

Learning and development budget

Monthly team outings

Job summary

APEXX Global in India seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead their software engineering team. This role involves guiding architecture and design for integrations, overseeing the full development lifecycle, and collaborating closely with various stakeholders. Candidates should have extensive experience in Java and Python, alongside strong leadership skills.

Benefits include health insurance, generous leave policies, and training opportunities. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation in the Fintech space.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years in an engineering management or technical leadership role.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Collaborate with Product, Compliance, and Business stakeholders.
• Oversee the full integration lifecycle.
• Monitor performance and conduct postmortems.

Skills

Java

Python

API integration

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Job description

OVERVIEW

APEXX is pioneering payment orchestration, transforming the global payments landscape with cutting‑edge technology and innovation. As a leader in Fintech, we’re committed to excellence, driving forward‑thinking solutions that empower businesses worldwide.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers in a dynamic, fast‑paced and inclusive environment.
• Guide architecture and design for third‑party integrations with a focus on reliability, scalability, performance and security.
• Oversee the full integration lifecycle — from planning and development to testing, deployment, and production support.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Compliance, and Business stakeholders to define and deliver integration roadmaps.
• Set and uphold high engineering standards through code reviews, technical mentorship, and process improvements.
• Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Monitor performance, resolve incidents, and conduct postmortems with a view to continuous improvement.
• Stay informed on emerging FinTech trends, APIs, regulatory updates, and best practices.

Product & Architecture Leadership

• Lead, support, and grow a team of software engineers delivering both customer‑facing and platform capabilities.
• Guide architecture and design across our self‑serve customer portal, real‑time transaction dashboards, and intelligent routing engine.
• Shape product thinking alongside Product and Design to ensure seamless, intuitive user experiences.

Integrations & Infrastructure

• Oversee third‑party integrations with key FinTech partners (e.g. payment processors, BNPL, fraud prevention, and financial data providers).
• Ensure integrations are secure, performant, and scalable — from design through to production support.
• Champion engineering quality through architecture reviews, hands‑on technical guidance, and best practices.

Team Delivery & Culture

• Foster a high‑trust, inclusive, and continuously improving team environment.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with stakeholders in Product, Compliance, and Business to deliver impactful outcomes.
• Lead incident response, retrospectives, and process improvements with a focus on learning and operational excellence.

ABOUT YOU

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with 3+ years in an engineering management or technical leadership role.
• Proven experience working in Java and Python‑based systems.
• Deep understanding of third‑party APIs, data integration, and secure data transmission protocols (REST, SOAP, OAuth, etc.).
• Understanding of Microservices, AWS, CI/CD Pipelines, Springboot, Caching Mechanism.
• FinTech or Payments experience is required – especially with processors, gateways, or financial data providers.
• Strong leadership and people management skills, with experience mentoring and developing engineering talent.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong decision making, ability to influence engineering teams & product stakeholders to move forward.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Benefits

Health: Insurance (Employee, spouse, and two children) optional cover for parents or in laws. 15 personal days per year + Festival holidays. You can also take your birthday off as paid leave, and we offer a paid day off for any charity work you want to participate in.

Enrichment: Learning and development training, with a yearly budget, to strengthen your career and progression, leadership in‑house training and monthly lunch and learn, where you eat lunch and learn with our guest presenter.

Social: Monthly team outings & incentives. Some of our recent ones include Hackathon, Lunch and Learns and team building games.

About APEXX

APEXX is a dynamic Fintech scale‑up founded in 2016 with the goal of creating cutting‑edge payment technology. Our vision is to be the payment industry’s most merchant‑centric provider. Through our platform a merchant can connect via a simple API connection to the world’s payment ecosystem, increasing conversion at lower cost and satisfying their entire payments needs. We excel at bringing transparency, efficiency, and competition to the payments market.

The team is incredibly committed and enthusiastic about what we are building - top‑of‑the‑class payments solutions and a valuable business. This is infectious and creates a wonderful office atmosphere. We have a supportive, relaxed yet high‑performing, and high trust culture.

To learn more about APEXX and experience the dynamics of being part of our team, feel free to check out the provided media channels below:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apexxglobal/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apexx.global/?hl=en

Main Website: https://apexx.global/

APEXX is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination.

We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from recruitment agencies.