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Engineering Manager, Backend

Paytm

On-site
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
Full-time
Manager
Senior
9+ yrs
Salary not listedPosted 1d ago

Real job — pulled straight from Paytm’s careers page · Verified September 5, 2026 · No reposts.

Job description

Paytm is hiring a Engineering Manager, Backend — a full-time, based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh role. Apply directly on Paytm's careers page below.

Backend - Engineering Manager

Team: Insurance

Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Commitment: On-roll

Workplace Type: onsite

About Us:
Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology. 

About the role:
As an Senior Engineering Manager, you will be developing the detailed design structure, implementing the best practices and coding standards, leading a team of developers for successful delivery of the project. You will be working on design, architecture and hands-on coding.

Requirements:  
9 to 13 years in Technical development with 5+ years in Providing technical leadership for high performance teams.
Work closely with business and product teams to understand the requirements, drive design, architecture and influence the choice of technology to deliver solutions working closely with architects and leadership team.
Build robust, scalable, highly available and reliable systems using Micro Services Architecture based on Java, Spring boot.
Improve Engineering and Operational Excellence by identifying and building the right solutions for observability and manageability.
Keep the tech stack current with the goal to optimize for scale, cost and performance.
Migrate workloads to public cloud.
Attitude to thrive in a fun, fast-paced environment.
Serve as a thought leader and mentor on technical, architectural, design and related issues.
Proactively identify architectural weaknesses and recommend appropriate solutions.

Preferred Qualification : Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Skills that will help you succeed in this role:
Tech Stack: Lang: Java, DB: RDBMS, Messaging: Kafka/RabbitMQ, Caching: Redis/Aerospike, Micro services, AWS.
Strong experience in scaling, performance tuning & optimization at both API and storage layers
Hands-on leader, and problem solver with a passion for excellence.

Why join us:
Because you get an opportunity to make a difference, and have a great time doing that
You are challenged and encouraged here to do stuff that is meaningful for you and for those we serve
You should work with us if you think seriously about what technology can do for people
We are successful, and our successes are rooted in our people's collective energy and unwavering focus on the customer, and that's how it will always be.
Learn more about the exciting work we do in Tech by reading our Engineering blogs

Compensation:
If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you.
With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants – and we are committed to it.
India’s largest digital lending story is brewing here.
It’s your opportunity to be a part of the story!

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Frequently asked questions

What skills are required for Engineering Manager, Backend at Paytm?

The required skills for Engineering Manager, Backend at Paytm include: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, AWS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis, API.

What is the seniority level for Engineering Manager, Backend at Paytm?

Engineering Manager, Backend at Paytm is a Manager / Senior level position.

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