Head - Software Engineering - Bank

1. Should have last 5 years of experience in working in payments / Indian banking space through a tech partner on API development +UIUX+ Architecture

2. Has to be based in noida.

- Lead development of new APIs and updates to existing APIs

- Work collaboratively with leadership and product teams to identify areas of new development / modifications

- Institute best in class technology stack and tools for API development, while ensuring compatibility with essential banking technology

- Identify performance / north star metrics to track (e.g., response time, maximum load, integration time) and strive for best-in-class performance through necessary tech stack, programming, and processes Leadership

- Identify, interview, and hire required people for the team as it scales

- Be responsible for the professional development, performance, and retention for people in your org.

- Define the culture, ethos, and processes we must institute to accomplish our mission of being the first choice for developers, and lead by example

- Work collaboratively with Bank leadership to align what's best for the API banking team and what's best for the organization

- Switch between a leadership role and a more hands-on programmer role, depending on what's required of you

What we are looking for :

- Total of 8+ years' experience and 4+ years' experience in people management.

- Strong problem-solving skills, data structures, and algorithms

- Experience with distributed systems handling large amounts of data

- Excellent coding skills in one of the languages PHP/Python/C++/Java.

- Experience in building scalable API oriented products - ideally in financial services/ fintech

- Experience in managing secure, scalable & highly available systems

- Must have led a team of at least 5-10 engineers

- Ability to implement intuitive products and interfaces

- Experience in hiring and mentoring engineers

- Experience in collaborating and negotiating with senior stakeholders

- Passionate about technology and developments in the API space