AD- Engineering

About us

At Cashfree Payments, we’re not just shaping the future of payments—we’re moving fast to

scale businesses at every stage, with deep expertise in powering India’s D2C and e\-commerce

growth.

Founded in 2015, we process transactions worth $80B annually and are trusted by more than

800,000 businesses. Authorised by the Reserve Bank of India, we are one of the first entities to

receive critical licences like PA\-PG, PA\-CB and PPI in the sector. We enable seamless collections,

payouts, identity verification, and fraud detection.

We are backed by Silicon Valley investor Y Combinator, Apis Partners, Krafton Inc, State Bank of

India (SBI), and were incubated by PayPal.

• *Associate Director – Engineering (12\+ Years Experience)**

• *Role Overview**

As an Associate Director of Engineering, you will drive technology vision, execution excellence,

and organizational capability for a business unit. You will operate at the intersection of strategy

and delivery—shaping architecture, scaling teams, and ensuring high\-quality product outcomes

aligned with business goals.

• *Key Responsibilities**

• Technology Strategy \& Architecture
• Define and own the technology roadmap for multiple products or platforms

within the business unit, ensuring alignment with the organization’s long\-term

technology vision.

• Govern architectural decisions across systems, ensuring scalability, reliability,

security, and cost efficiency.

• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies to drive innovation and

competitive advantage.

• Execution \& Delivery Excellence
• Oversee end\-to\-end product delivery, ensuring high\-quality releases within

defined timelines.

• Establish and optimize engineering processes, development standards, and best

practices to improve productivity and predictability.

• Drive data\-informed decision\-making using engineering metrics (velocity, quality,

reliability, cost).

• Leadership \& Talent Development
• Build, lead, and scale high\-performing engineering teams, including Engineering

Managers and senior technical leaders.

• Identify skill gaps and implement structured learning, upskilling, and leadership

development programs.

• Mentor Engineering Managers and senior engineers to enhance technical depth

and leadership capability.

• Cross\-functional Collaboration
• Partner with Product, QA, UX, Operations, and Business stakeholders to ensure

effective planning, staffing, and execution of initiatives.

• Communicate technical strategy and trade\-offs clearly to executive and

non\-technical stakeholders.

• Align engineering priorities with business outcomes, customer needs, and

operational goals.

• *Core Requirements**

• Strong expertise in designing and scaling distributed systems, microservices

architectures, and event\-driven systems.

• Deep experience with Java ecosystem (e.g., Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA) and modern

backend development practices.

• Solid understanding of data architectures, including relational databases and

NoSQL/document stores.

• Proven ability in object\-oriented design, system design, and architectural patterns.
• Good understanding of web and mobile technology stacks.
• Strong grasp of non\-functional requirements and the ability to make pragmatic

trade\-offs.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automated testing frameworks.
• Hands\-on familiarity with agile methodologies and modern software development

practices.

• Experience managing and operating large\-scale production systems.

Experience \& Qualifications

• 12\+ years of experience in software engineering, with a significant portion in leadership

roles managing teams and large\-scale systems.

• Proven track record of delivering complex software products from inception to launch

and scaling them in production.

• Experience leading multiple teams or large engineering groups in a fast\-paced

environment.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related

field.