Lead software development at Razorpay, driving product design and scaling payment infrastructure for millions of businesses.
Posted by employer 2 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 13 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 13 hours ago
What you'll build
- Drive product & design discussions
- Scale payment infrastructure
- Shape REST APIs for developers
- Contribute to open source
- Brainstorm new directions for online payments
Must have
- 5+ years of experience in Technology
- Strong product design sense
- Experience with programming languages like PHP, Python, Django, Golang, Java, C++
- Good understanding of REST APIs
- Ability to build a feature from scratch
Nice to have
- Weekend side projects on GitHub
- Contributed to an open-source project
- Worked at a product company
- Working knowledge of a backend programming language
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: compensation, work arrangement, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Lead Software Development Engineer at Razorpay plays a crucial role in driving product and design discussions while scaling the company's payment infrastructure. This position requires proficiency in programming languages such as PHP, Python, or Java, alongside a strong understanding of REST APIs and product design. Ideal candidates have over five years of experience in technology, preferably from product-focused companies, and are eager to contribute to open-source projects. Razorpay fosters a culture of ownership and transparency, encouraging team members to influence both product development and company culture.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 15, 2026. Last confirmed on Razorpay's careers page October 15, 2026.
Quick facts
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Lead Software Development Engineer role.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: C++, Django, Golang, Java, PHP, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Razorpay targets lead candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Lead Software Development 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.
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 GitHub
- Have contributed to an open-source project
- Have worked at a product company
- Have a working knowledge of a backend programming language
Location: Bangalore
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