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Lead Payments Engineer

8 years

80 - 90 Lacs

India

Posted:1 day ago| Platform: Linkedin logo

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Remote

Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 8000000 - Rs 9000000 (ie INR 80-90 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 yearsLocation: Remote (India)JobType: full-timeWe are seeking a highly skilled

Lead Payments Engineer

to join our core engineering team. In this role, you will lead the architecture, design, and development of advanced payment systems, enabling fast, secure, and reliable financial transactions across both fiat and crypto rails. If you have experience building high-throughput financial systems, integrating with traditional or blockchain-based payment networks, and solving complex backend challenges, we'd like to meet you.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and scaling of backend systems for payments and financial transactions.
  • Integrate with multiple payment gateways, including UPI, card networks, and blockchain protocols such as Ethereum and Polygon.
  • Develop resilient, high-performance services using NestJS and NodeJS, with asynchronous processing via Kafka.
  • Manage end-to-end data flows — ingestion, processing, storage, and auditing — ensuring security and accuracy.
  • Maintain rigorous standards for security, performance, compliance, and fault tolerance.
  • Collaborate with product, security, and DevOps teams to align technical delivery with business objectives.
  • Mentor backend engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of backend development experience, with deep expertise in NodeJS and NestJS.
  • Strong understanding of financial systems, payment protocols, and/or blockchain transaction flows.
  • Proven track record in building and scaling distributed systems (Kafka, Redis, AWS).
  • Proficiency in SQL and data modeling, preferably with PostgreSQL.
  • Familiarity with cryptographic principles, smart contracts, or web3 technologies is an advantage.
  • Ability to balance speed, scalability, and reliability in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in fintech, crypto exchanges, or neobanks.
  • Knowledge of payment compliance frameworks (PCI DSS, AML, KYC).
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and monitoring tools

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