Senior Application Architecture

NPCI International; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive insurance coverage

Employee Assistance Program

Annual Wellness Bouquet

Inclusive parental leave

Daycare support

Mobility benefits

Home loan interest support

Mobile reimbursement

Car lease and salary advance

Technology innovation policies

Provident fund and gratuity contributions

Job summary

NPCI International in Mumbai seeks a qualified candidate for a senior technical leadership role focusing on the design and governance of enterprise-grade applications. This pivotal position involves ensuring architectural integrity and addressing high transaction volumes effectively.

As part of NPCI, you will lead complex projects and mentor development teams while fostering innovation and engineering excellence, contributing to India’s digital payments ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Assume senior technical leadership for enterprise applications.
• Ensure architectural quality across the full application lifecycle.
• Establish engineering and architectural standards.
• Provide technical mentorship through reviews and walkthroughs.
• Deliver scalable, resilient, maintainable enterprise solutions.

Job description

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) | Full Time

The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is a pivotal institution in India's digital payments ecosystem, established by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). It operates under the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007, and is incorporated as a “Not for Profit” company under Section 25 of the Companies Act 1956 (now Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013). NPCI is dedicated to building world‑class digital payment infrastructure through innovative and efficient retail payment platforms.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture, with zero tolerance for discrimination based on race, ethnicity, disability, gender identity, or sexual orientation, including support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Employee Perks and Benefits

• Insurance & Wellness: Comprehensive coverage – medical, accidental, and life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program: Onsite medical center, financial/legal counselling, mental wellness.
• Annual Wellness Bouquet: Holistic wellbeing support.
• Parental Leave: Inclusive maternity and paternity leave.
• Daycare Support: Assistance for working parents.
• Mobility Benefits: Relocation, transfers, and travel support.
• Home Loan Interest Support: Up to 50% reimbursement.
• Mobile Reimbursement: New handset every 2 years.
• Car Lease, Salary Advance, Subsidized Meals.
• Reward & Recognition Program.
• Technology Innovation: Patents and IP rights policy.
• Provident Fund and Gratuity Contributions.

Why Join Us

At NPCI, you’ll be part of a purpose‑driven organization shaping the future of digital payments in India and beyond. We offer a unique opportunity to work on cutting‑edge projects that directly impact millions. We foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, and high performance, empowering every individual to lead with purpose and deliver with passion. With a strong focus on employee wellbeing, continuous learning, and collaborative success, NPCI is more than just a workplace – it’s a platform to grow, contribute, and make a meaningful difference.

Responsibilities

• Assume senior technical leadership for the design, governance, and continuous evolution of enterprise‑grade applications that operate at scale, handle high transaction volumes, and support complex business workflows.
• Act at the intersection of architecture, engineering excellence, and long‑term system stewardship, with clear accountability for architectural quality across the full application lifecycle.
• Reason holistically across frontend, backend, integration, and data layers, ensuring that architectural decisions remain compatible with correctness, performance, reliability, and operability in all layers.
• Formulate application architecture blueprints that clearly articulate system structure, component boundaries, integration patterns, and runtime behavior.
• Establish, document, and enforce engineering and architectural standards, ensuring consistency and discipline across multiple development teams while allowing sufficient flexibility for teams to evolve responsibly.
• Provide technical mentorship through architecture reviews, design walkthroughs, and structured code reviews, guiding teams toward sound design choices and away from architectural anti‑patterns.
• Operate in an AI‑first manner as part of normal engineering practice, leveraging AI‑assisted tools for design validation, code and integration review, and analysis of architectural trade‑offs.
• Use AI as an accelerator for insight and early risk detection, not as a replacement for engineering judgment.
• Maintain full accountability for architectural decisions—including correctness, security, performance, and operability—at all times.
• Ensure the delivery of scalable, resilient, maintainable, and evolvable enterprise solutions, designing systems that behave predictably under load, degrade gracefully under failure, and adapt to change without repeated large‑scale rework.
• Safeguard architectural integrity and long‑term sustainability as systems scale, fail, and evolve.