JAVA Architect - Payment Domain

Saarthee; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above industry remuneration

Empathetic and results-driven culture

Opportunities for professional development

Job summary

A global consulting firm based in India is looking for a Java Architect with expertise in the Payments Domain. This role involves defining and architecting high-volume payment systems, driving best practices, and mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of backend engineering experience, strong proficiency in Java, and familiarity with cloud technologies like AWS. This position offers above industry remuneration along with opportunities for professional development in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency in Payments Domain with proven experience in high-volume, distributed systems.
• Knowledge of at least one additional programming language (Go, Python preferred).

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end architecture and design for high-scale, distributed services.
• Drive technical vision, best practices, and architectural standards across teams.
• Mentor engineers across levels, fostering innovation and growth.

Skills

Java (11+)

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AWS Cloud

Microservices

NoSQL databases

RDBMS

Docker/Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Jenkins

Job description

Overview

About Saarthee: Saarthee is a Global Strategy, Analytics, Technology and AI consulting company, where our passion for helping others fuels our approach and our products and solutions. We are a one-stop shop for all things data and analytics. Unlike other analytics consulting firms that are technology or platform specific, Saarthee’s holistic and tool-agnostic approach is unique in the marketplace. Our Consulting Value Chain framework meets our customers where they are in their data journey. Our diverse and global team works with one objective in mind: Our Customers’ Success. At Saarthee, we are passionate about guiding organizations towards insights-fueled success. We are co-founded in 2015 by Mrinal Prasad and Shikha Miglani, and Saarthee is based out of Philadelphia, USA with offices in the UK and India.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Java Architect with deep expertise in the Payments Domain to define, architect, and scale distributed, high-volume systems. This role balances strategic technical leadership with hands-on problem-solving and collaboration, ensuring the delivery of secure, scalable, and future-ready payment platforms.

Your Role – Responsibilities and Duties

• Own end-to-end architecture and design for high-scale, distributed services in the payments ecosystem.
• Drive technical vision, best practices, and architectural standards across teams.
• Stay hands-on with prototyping, debugging, and complex problem-solving.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, and Engineering Managers.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure quality and maintainability.
• Mentor engineers across levels, fostering innovation and growth.
• Evaluate emerging tools, frameworks, and technologies to enhance developer productivity and system performance.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10–12 years of backend engineering experience.
• Expertise in Java (11+), Spring Boot, REST APIs, and AWS Cloud.
• Strong proficiency in Payments Domain with proven experience in high-volume, distributed systems.
• Experience in system design, scaling, performance optimization, and security.
• Hands-on with Microservices, NoSQL databases, RDBMS, and caching techniques.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms, Docker/Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of at least one additional programming language (Go, Python preferred).
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies (SAFe, Scrum).

What We Offer

• Bootstrapped and financially stable with high pre-money evaluation.
• Above industry remunerations.
• Additional compensation tied to Renewal and Pilot Project Execution.
• Additional lucrative business development compensation.
• Firm building opportunities that offer a stage for holistic professional development, growth, and branding.
• Empathetic, excellence and results-driven organization. Believes in mentoring and growing a team with constant emphasis on learning.