The Impact You'll Drive
We are looking for an Engineering Leader to own a critical engineering portfolio at Vegapay. This role goes beyond team management - you will drive technical direction for the critical portfolio, ensure high-quality execution, and build systems that are scalable, reliable, and secure. You will play a key role in shaping both the product and the engineering organization.
The Hats You Will Wear
- Own end-to-end delivery of critical engineering initiatives
- Drive architecture, system design, and long-term technical strategy
- Ensure high standards of scalability, performance, reliability, and uptime
- Partner closely with Product, Business, and Operations to execute on roadmap priorities
- Build and scale engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
- Establish strong engineering processes, code quality standards, and development practices
- Drive security, compliance, and data protection across systems
- Improve development velocity while maintaining high quality and stability
Leadership Expectations
- Build high-performing, ownership-driven teams with strong engineering culture
- Create clarity in ambiguous situations and drive execution with accountability
- Influence cross-functional stakeholders and align teams toward business outcomes
- Balance speed and quality in a fast-paced startup environment
- Raise the bar on technical thinking, execution, and decision-making
The Perfect Fit
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with significant leadership experience
- Strong expertise in backend systems, distributed systems, and system design
- Proven track record of leading team and delivering complex, large-scale systems
- Experience scaling both engineering team and production systems
- Strong problem-solving, execution, and decision-making skills
- Educational background from a top-tier engineering institute (IITs, NITs, BITS, or equivalent)
Your Edge Over the Rest
- Experience in fintech, payments, banking, or credit ecosystems
- Exposure to card issuing, lending systems, or BaaS platforms
- Experience working in high-growth startups or rapidly scaling tech environments
Success Metrics
- Predictable and high-quality delivery of engineering initiatives
- System reliability, uptime, and performance at scale
- Strong, engaged, and high-performing engineering team
- Scalable architecture supporting business growth
- Quality of hiring and strength of engineering culture
The Problem We're Solving
Financial institutions today are held back by legacy systems that are slow, rigid, and expensive to scale. Launching or evolving credit, lending, and UPI products often takes months, requires heavy engineering effort, and limits the ability to create personalized customer experiences.
At the same time, customer expectations have changed - speed, flexibility, and tailored financial products are no longer optional. Banks and fintechs need infrastructure that allows them to innovate quickly, adapt continuously, and scale without friction.
This is where we come in.
At Vegapay, we are building modern, configurable fintech infrastructure that enables banks, NBFCs, and enterprises to design, launch, and manage credit and payment programs with ease. Our platform brings together flexibility, speed, and control - helping our partners unlock new growth opportunities and deliver personalized banking experiences at scale.
The Opportunity Ahead
- Build core fintech infrastructure – Solve high-scale, real-world problems across credit, cards, and payments
- High ownership, real impact – Lead critical systems and directly influence product and business outcomes
- Shape and scale from early stage – Build teams, define systems, and drive engineering culture in a fast-growing startup
