Joblaze summary

The Lead Security Engineer at Razorpay focuses on enhancing the company's secure code review and threat modeling capabilities, ensuring the integrity of key assets. This role requires expertise in secure code practices, familiarity with static analysis tools, and the ability to mentor team members in security assessments. Ideal candidates will have 5-8 years of experience in security engineering, with a solid understanding of microservices and cloud architecture. Razorpay fosters a culture of ownership and transparency, making it suitable for individuals who thrive in collaborative environments.

Joblaze insights

Listed 4 days ago — first seen on Joblaze October 29, 2026. Last confirmed on Razorpay's careers page November 2, 2026.

Quick facts

Is the Lead Security Engineer role remote?: No — this is an on-site role in Bengaluru.
How much experience is required?: 5–8 years of relevant experience for this Lead Security Engineer role.
Where is the role based?: Razorpay is hiring for this position in Bengaluru.
What's the tech stack?: Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Cloud, Go, Microservices, OWASP, Python, Static Analysis.
What seniority level is this role?: Razorpay targets lead candidates for this position.
Is this full-time or contract?: Full-time for this Lead Security Engineer role at Razorpay.

From the original posting

Razorpay is one of India’s leading full-stack financial technology companies, powering the way businesses move, manage, and grow money. Founded in 2014 by Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar with a simple vision - to simplify payments for Indian businesses - we’ve since grown into a fintech powerhouse driving India’s digital payment revolution.

Role : Product Security - Lead

High level summary of the role including an overview of the job’s main purpose, who the job holder will report to currently (Principal Engineer - Data Security) and how the job contributes to the organization’s success. Brief description of the team and the impact they make. Some information about the department the role sits within would be helpful.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Help build Razopay’s Secure Code Review and Threat Modeling capabilities
Perform Secure Code Review and Threat Modeling on key Razorpay assets
Train Security Assessment team on performing Security Code Review and Threat Modeling
Play key role in building scalable, self-serve design review program for dev teams

Mandatory Qualifications:

5-8 years of experience performing Secure Code Review and Design Reviews
Experience working with and extending Static Analysis tools (Semgrep experience is a huge plus)
Good documentation and communication skills
Ability to work in a team environment and interact with people
Ability to teach other folks in the Security team to perform secure code reviews
Intermediate development/scripting skills. Preferably in GoLang or Python
Ability to navigate large codebases and find security vulnerabilities
Understanding of Microservices and Cloud architecture
Understanding of the following:
Understanding of Web Servers and HTTP
In-depth understanding of OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities
Basic understanding of PHP, Javascript, Golang, Python vulnerabilities
Engineering degree in computer science or related field. Masters degree is a plus

Location: Bangalore

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