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Lead Software Development Engineer at Razorpay — Bengaluru

Experience5–6 yrs
SalaryNot disclosed
RoleBackend Engineer
Work modeonsite
Posted13 Oct 2026

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About Razorpay

Razorpay is hiring in Bengaluru in financial services. This role looks for around 5+ years of experience.

Skills

REST APIs
PHP
Python
Django
Golang
Java
C++
Backend programming

The role

Builds software for a financial services product company. Shapes payment infrastructure and REST APIs, contributes to open-source mobile payments, and builds features from scratch using backend programming languages. Applies REST APIs and product design sense to create solutions for end users.

Full job description

The Role:A lead software development engineer at Razorpay is well-grounded - innovative, quality focussed, product thinker, and business conscious - not mere coders, of course, with deeper technical context and experience to build quality software. You should be able to see nuances and elements that others might not. Engineering creates a significant impact across different areas, considering the scale of our software product outreach. You’re also expected to influence the culture of the company and help shape it in the right way.

Roles and Responsibilities:Be involved and drive product & design discussions.Help us scale our payment infrastructure to get every Indian to pay online.Help us make decisions to shape our REST APIs for developers worldwide.Contribute to open source as we set the standards for mobile payments.Be involved and drive product & design discussions.And, most importantly, brainstorm and create new directions that Razorpay can take in our quest to make online payments easy and accessible to all.

Mandatory Qualifications:5+ years of experience in Technology.A strong product design sense.Good experience in working with any of the programming languages like PHP, Python, Django, Golang, Java, C++Understand end-user requirements, formulate use cases and come up with effective solutions.Good understanding of REST APIs and the web in general.Ability to build a feature from scratch & drive it to completion.A willingness to learn new technology, whatever lets you deliver the best product.Have a few weekend side projects up on GitHubHave contributed to an open-source projectHave worked at a product companyHave a working knowledge of a backend programming language