Senior Engineering Manager

Flipkart; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Flipkart in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Engineering Manager for the Payments Domain to lead architecture and build scalable, secure payment services using Java and cloud-native tech. You will drive modernization, ensure compliance, and mentor teams across the payments stack.

You will champion AI-enabled engineering practices, collaborate with Product & Business teams to translate strategy into scalable tech solutions, and steer platform investments focused on customer experience and reliability.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of polyglot engineering experience, with at least 3 years building payment or fintech products.
• Strong system design skills and ability to guide architecture decisions for complex multi-system environments.
• Experience designing and operating high-availability & low latency systems (99.99%+) where failures impact customers and business.
• Hands-on experience with payment systems: gateways, UPI, card flows, wallet infra, settlement and reconciliation.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture, design, and implementation of scalable services using Java and cloud-native technologies.
• Champion AI-native practices across the software development lifecycle and engineering operations.
• Partner with Product & Business teams to translate strategy into scalable technology solutions.
• Influence platform investments through customer experience, payment success, and operational metrics.

Skills

Polyglot engineering

Payment/fintech experience

High availability systems

Low latency design

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Senior Engineering Manager - Payments Domain.

1. Technical Leadership

• Drive architecture, design, and implementation of highly scalable services primarily using Java and modern cloud-native technologies.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of distributed systems fundamentals — databases, caches, message brokers, streaming platforms, API-first and event-driven architectures, engineering, observability, security, and maintainability.
• Drive platform modernization, technical debt reduction, and reusable engineering capabilities across teams
• Design systems with regulatory compliance, security, and customer trust as foundational principles — not afterthoughts.

2. AI-Native Mindset

• Champion the adoption of AI across the software development lifecycle and engineering operations.
• Encourage teams to rethink traditional software development practices through AI-first approaches — not merely incremental automation.
• Stay current with emerging AI technologies and continuously evaluate opportunities to improve engineering effectiveness and product capabilities.
• Leverage AI to fundamentally accelerate engineering productivity, code quality, and software delivery.

3. Business & Product Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with Product & Business teams to translate strategy into scalable technology solutions.
• Influence product roadmap by bringing strong technical judgment, platform thinking, and deep Evaluate platform investments through the lens of customer experience, payment success rates, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
• Drive engineering prioritization using business impact, customer value, and operational considerations.
• Balance speed of execution with long-term architectural sustainability
• Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build trusted partnerships across cross-functional teams to deliver strategic initiatives.

Must Haves :-

• 15+ years of polyglot engineering experience, with at least 3 years building payment or fintech products.
• Strong system design skills and the ability to guide architecture decisions for complex, multi-system
• Experience designing and operating high-availability & low latency systems (99.99%+) where failures have direct financial and customer-trust consequences
• Hands-on experience with one or more payment systems: payment gateways, UPI integrations, card payment flows, wallet infrastructure, loan origination system, settlement and reconciliation systems etc.
• Understanding of Indian payments & fintech regulatory landscape: RBI, NPCI guidelines, PPI regulations, PCI-DSS requirements.
• Proven track record of building and growing engineering teams; ability to hire strong engineers and develop them into senior contributors.