PayU
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payu.com
Job details:
PAYU PAYMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED We're seeking a
highly technical Lead Software Engineer with deep backend expertise to take full ownership of 2-3 critical services while driving system scalability and stability across our platform. This role demands someone who can architect robust solutions, optimize performance under load, and tackle complex distributed systems challenges head-on. You'll be responsible for
scaling mission-critical applications,
implementing fault-tolerant architectures, and
stabilizing high-throughput systems that serve millions of requests daily.
Beyond your technical contributions, you'll play a pivotal role in
mentoring junior engineers, conducting thorough
code reviews, and elevating the overall technical capabilities of the team. We need someone with proven experience in
microservices design patterns,
database optimization,
caching strategies,
message queues, and
observability tools. Your architectural decisions will directly impact system reliability, and you should be comfortable with
performance profiling,
capacity planning, and
incident response.
The ideal candidate brings
5+ years of backend development experience, deep knowledge of
enterprise frameworks,
application optimization,
containerization, and
cloud-native architectures. You should have hands-on experience with
horizontal scaling,
load balancing,
data consistency patterns, and
API design best practices. Strong communication skills are essential as you'll be translating technical requirements into actionable development plans and guiding architectural discussions.
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