perience: 10 – 15 Years
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ob Type: Full Time
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ob Description:
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alor PayTech is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the execution and delivery of high-quality software across core engineering teams. Reporting to the Director of Engineering and Product, this role translates the technology and engineering strategy into predictable, high-quality, and scalable delivery. It is not limited to people management—it requires genuine technical depth, end-to-end ownership of the software development lifecycle, operational rigor, and the ability to drive engineering outcomes in a fast-paced, product-driven environment.
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hat We’re Looking For
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his is a hands-on execution leadership role. We are looking for a leader who is, above all:
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u- per Technical — maintains genuine technical depth; can go deep into design, code, and debugging, make and defend sound technical trade-offs within the architecture, and lead from the front during critical production incidents.
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p- erationally Solid — owns the full software development lifecycle end-to-end with operational rigor—sprint execution, release governance, quality gates, and metrics-driven accountability.
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t- rong People Manager — builds, mentors, and grows a high-performing engineering team, instilling a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
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t- rategic Partner — translates the Director’s technology strategy into execution, connects day-to-day engineering decisions to roadmap and business outcomes, and surfaces risks and opportunities early.
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ey Responsibilities
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ands-On Technical Leadership
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p- erate as the most senior technical authority within the team; enforce the engineering standards, governance frameworks, and architecture guidelines set by the Director of Engineering and Product.
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c- tively participate in system design, technical design reviews, and architecture decisions for new and existing services.
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e- rform regular code reviews, guide implementation approaches, and personally contribute to critical, complex, or high-risk components when required.
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e- ad troubleshooting of complex production issues and own Root Cause Analysis (RCA) through to permanent resolution.
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n- sure systems are secure, scalable, reliable, and aligned with coding standards and platform conventions; drive systematic reduction of technical debt.
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r- ovide technical mentoring and guidance to engineers across the team.
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inTech & Payments Delivery
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e- liver engineering initiatives across payments, merchant services, transaction processing, reconciliation, and related financial platforms.
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r- anslate payment and product requirements into robust, well-tested, production-ready implementations.
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n- sure applicable regulatory, security, and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI DSS) are met within design, implementation, and release.
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o- ntribute to innovation in payment technologies, customer experience, and operational efficiency at the execution level.
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elivery Operations & SDLC Ownership
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- n the end-to-end software development lifecycle for assigned squads or modules—requirements refinement, design, development, testing, release, and post-production support.
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u- n sprint planning and execution; break down complex requirements into executable tasks with clear ownership and estimates, and ensure predictable, consistent delivery.
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s- tablish and enforce disciplined engineering practices across version control, code review, CI/CD, environment management, and release governance.
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a- rticipate in change, release, and governance processes (e.g., Change Advisory Board) to ensure controlled, auditable releases with rollback readiness.
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a- nage team capacity and trade-offs across scope, quality, timeline, and risk, and communicate them clearly.
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n- strument delivery with metrics—velocity, cycle time, defect leakage, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and MTTR—and drive accountability through data.
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n- sure production stability through proactive monitoring, observability, and timely incident resolution with preventive follow-through.
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eam Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration
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u- ild, mentor, and retain a high-performing engineering team; foster a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement.
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o- nduct performance management, structured feedback cycles, and career development; identify skill gaps and drive targeted upskilling, including building senior bench strength within a junior-heavy team.
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a- rtner with the Director of Engineering and Product to align team execution with the broader technology roadmap, and provide ground-level feasibility input and risk visibility to inform planning.
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o- llaborate cross-functionally with Product, QA, DevOps/TechOps, and Security to ensure feasibility, test coverage, deployment stability, and compliance.
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u- pport hiring and onboarding of engineers.
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equired Qualifications
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- –15 years of experience in Software Engineering and Technical Leadership roles, depending on technical proficiency and other factors.
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i- nimum 3–5 years of experience in Engineering Management or Tech Lead roles.
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a- nds-on technical depth—able to review design and code, make and defend sound technical trade-offs, and lead from the front during critical incidents.
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t- rong command of the full SDLC, Agile delivery, and sprint-based execution cycles.
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t- rong understanding of microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
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r- oven experience in CI/CD-driven environments with direct production ownership.
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x- perience in FinTech, Payments, Banking, Financial Services, or related industries.
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e- monstrated ability to build, mentor, and retain strong engineering teams.
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e- monstrated ability to lead delivery and resolve complex technical issues under tight timelines and high pressure.
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referred Qualifications
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- chelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
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x- perience in payment gateways, digital payments, merchant services, or SaaS platforms.
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x- posure to cloud platforms (AWS / Azure / Google Cloud).
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t- rong understanding of information security, compliance, and risk management frameworks.
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x- perience operating high-availability, production-critical systems.
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ey Competencies
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a- nds-On Technical Leadership
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u- ll SDLC & Delivery Discipline
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p- erational Rigor and Delivery Management
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t- rategic Execution and Roadmap Partnership
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e- am Building and Mentorship
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e- cision-Making and Problem Solving Under Pressure
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h- ange & Release Management
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echnical Environment
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loud: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
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rchitecture: Microservices, APIs, Distributed Systems
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evelopment: Agile, DevOps, CI/CD
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inTech: Payments, Merchant Services, Transaction Processing, Compliance
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ata & Analytics: Business Intelligence, Reporting, Customer Analytics
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rogramming: Java / .NET / PHP / Python / Node.js (as applicable)
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atabases: SQL & NoSQL systems
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ools: Gi
