Software Development Engineer III

Airtel Payments Bank; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Airtel Payments Bank is seeking a Senior Lead Engineer to guide multiple engineering teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions.

You will drive technical excellence, governance, and delivery of complex programs while collaborating with business and technology stakeholders; mentor teams on coding standards, DevOps, security, and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex technology programs.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, backend development, and system design.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, APIs, and cloud technologies.
• Proven ability to mentor teams on coding standards, DevOps, automation, security, and quality practices.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to drive innovation, scalability, and engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in software architecture, backend development, AI, and engineering best practices.
• Lead solution design reviews, governance, and delivery execution.
• Mentor teams on coding standards, DevOps, automation, security, and quality practices.
• Drive innovation, scalability, performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.

Skills

Software Architecture

Backend Development

System Design

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

APIs

Cloud

DevOps

Security

Tools

Cloud Platforms

CI/CD

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Role Summary: Lead engineering teams in designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performing technology solutions. Drive technical excellence, innovation, architecture governance, and successful execution of complex programs while collaborating closely with business and technology stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in software architecture, backend development, AI, and engineering best practices.
• Lead solution design reviews, technical governance, and delivery execution.
• Mentor engineering teams on coding standards, DevOps, automation, security, and quality engineering practices.
• Drive innovation, scalability, performance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Software Architecture, Backend Development, and System Design.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, APIs, and Cloud technologies.
• Good understanding of AI, DevOps, Automation, and Security best practices.
• Proven experience in leading engineering teams and delivering complex technology programs.
• Strong stakeholder management, mentoring, and communication skills.
• Ability to drive innovation, scalability, and engineering excellence.