Associate Engineering Manager

Associate Engineering Manager (12 years to 15 years)

Role OverviewResults-driven Associate Engineering Manager with strong expertise in Java backend development and extensive experience in designing scalable microservices within high-volume payment ecosystems. Proven ability to lead engineering teams, drive technical excellence, and deliver secure, resilient, and high-performance systems in Agile environments. Experienced in mentoring engineers, managing delivery timelines, improving code quality standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Business stakeholders.

Core Competencies

Technical Leadership

• Architecting scalable Microservices using Java Spring Boot

• Event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka

• Payment gateway integrations transaction processing systems

• RESTful API design secure system architecture

• ISO 8583 Payment lifecycle workflows (Auth, Capture, Refund, Reversal)

• PCI-DSS awareness and secure coding practices

Engineering Management

• Leading and mentoring backend engineering teams

• Sprint planning, story estimation, backlog grooming

• Code review governance engineering best practices

• Performance management technical coaching

• Driving production stability and root cause analysis

Cloud DevOps

• AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch)

• CI/CD pipelines using GitLab

• Docker containerized deployments

• Monitoring observability frameworks

Database Performance

• No SQL, PostgreSQL schema design optimization

• High-volume transaction system tuning

• Distributed caching (Redis)

Incident Management

• MTTR (Mean Time to Recovery)

• Root Cause Analysis published within 48 hours

• 100% closure of post-mortem action items

Monitoring Observability

• 100% critical services with alerts dashboards

• Proactive detection ratio > 70% (before customer impact)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of backend engineers in building scalable and secure payment systems

• Drive architecture decisions aligned with business scalability needs

• Ensure high code quality, testing standards, and deployment readiness

• Collaborate with Product and Business teams for roadmap execution

• Improve system reliability, performance, and observability

• Manage technical risks and production incidents

• Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement

Leadership Traits

• Strong decision-making and analytical mindset

• Excellent stakeholder communication skills

• Ownership-driven and delivery-focused

• Ability to balance hands-on coding with strategic leadership

• Comfortable working in fast-paced fintech/payment environments

What We Offer

• Hybrid working model (3 days in office) with flexibility

• A collaborative, inclusive, and innovation-driven culture

• Learning and development opportunities to fuel your growth

• Employee recognition programs