Fampay

Engineering Lead (8+ Years)

Posted On

Jan. 27, 2025

Location

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

Aug. 7, 2025

Job Description

About Fam (previously FamPay)

Fam is India's first payments app for everyone above 11. FamApp helps make online and offline payments through UPI and FamCard. We are on a mission to raise a new, financially aware generation, and drive 250 million+ youngest users in India to kickstart their financial journey super early in their life.

Founded in 2019 by IIT Roorkee alumni, Fam is backed by some of the most respected investors around the world like Elevation Capital, Y-Combinator, Peak XV (Sequoia Capital) India, Venture Highway, Global Founder’s Capital and the likes of Kunal Shah, Amrish Rao as angel investors.

About this Role:

We are looking for high-impact Engineering Lead to drive the development of scalable, high-performance systems for our fintech platform. You will play a crucial role in architecting, building, and optimizing distributed systems, data pipelines, and query performance. If you love solving complex engineering challenges and want to shape the future of financial technology, this role is for you.

Perks That Go Beyond the Paycheck

• Relocation assistance to make your move seamless.

• Free office meals (lunch & dinner).

• Generous leave policy, including birthday leave, period leave, paternity and maternity support, and more.

• Salary advance and loan policies for any financial help.

• Quarterly rewards and recognition programs, and a referral program with great incentives.

• Access the latest gadgets and tools.

• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family, mental health support.

• Tax benefits with options like food coupons, phone allowances, car/device leasing.

• Retirement perks like PF contribution, leave encashment and gratuity.

Here’s all the tea on FamApp ☕️

FamApp focuses on financial inclusion of the next generation by providing UPI & card payments to everyone above 11 years old. Our flagship Spending Account, FamX, seamlessly integrates UPI and card payments, enabling users to manage, save, and learn about their finances effortlessly.

Revolutionizing Payments and FinTech

FamApp has enabled 10 million+ users to make UPI and card payments across India, removing the inconvenience of carrying cash everywhere. Users get to customise their FamX card with doodles, which lets them add a personal touch to their payments.

Trusted by leading investors

We’re proud to be supported by renowned investors like Elevation Capital, Y-Combinator, Peak XV (formerly Sequoia Capital India), Venture Highway, Global Founder’s Capital, and esteemed angels Kunal Shah and Amrish Rao.

Join Our Dynamic Team

At Fam, our people-first approach is reflected in our generous leave policies, flexible work schedules, comprehensive health benefits, and free mental health sessions. We don’t mean to brag, but we promise you’ll be surrounded by some of the most fun, talented and passionate people in the startup space.

Want to see what makes life at Fam so awesome? Check out our shenanigans at @lifeatfam 😛

On the Job

8+ years of hands-on software development experience with a track record of building scalable and distributed systems.

Expertise in system architecture and design, with experience handling high-scale, low-latency applications.

Strong coding skills in languages like Java, Go, Python, or Kotlin.

Experience with databases and query optimizations, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL (DynamoDB, Cassandra etc.).

Deep understanding of data pipelines, event-driven architecture, and distributed messaging systems like Kafka, RabbitMQ etc.

Proficiency in cloud platforms like AWS and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Kubernetes).

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills with a passion for performance optimization.

Must-haves (Min. qualifications)

Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring best practices in software development, architecture, and design.

Design and implement scalable, resilient, and high-performance distributed systems.

Own technical decisions related to architecture, infrastructure, and performance optimizations.

Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines and query performance for efficient data processing.

Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.

Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and deployment strategies.

Continuously improve system reliability, security, and scalability to handle fintech-grade workloads.

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