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Protocol Intelligence
Data-driven signals on your job's competitivenessTier-1 brand, metro location, and common backend engineering manager title increase candidate competition.
Backend leadership in payments and distributed-systems expertise moderately limits cross-industry transferability.
Explicit 10+ years, leadership, and required distributed-systems expertise make shortlisting strict.
Job Description
Structured overview of role & requirementsAbout This Role
Lead and facilitate engineering decision-making and planning for the backend payment systems team.
Ensure production system health and drive engineering best practices within the team.
Manage business health owned by the team and handle stakeholder management across business, product, operations, and clients/vendors.
Minimum Requirements
10+ years of software development experience with at least 2 years in formal team leadership roles.
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related technical discipline (BTech, MTech, or PhD) or equivalent.
Proven experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly present complex technical information.
Ideal Candidate Profile
Experienced in building and managing high-performing software development teams in fast-paced or startup environments.
Ability to lead design and architecture of multiple subsystems collaboratively with senior team members.
Strong ownership mindset with accountability for engineering outputs and business health driven by the team.