Tech Lead Manager - Product Engineering

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+ young users in India to kickstart their financial journey super early in their life.

We’re reimagining how the next generation experiences fintech—going beyond payments to build a lifestyle brand that blends money, identity, and everyday experiences into one seamless, intuitive journey.

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 Technical Lead Manager 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.

On the Job

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, ensuring best practices in software development, high level system design, and low level implementation design

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

• Own technical decisions related to high level system design, 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.

• Own the functional reliability and uptime of 24x7 live services, ensuring minimal downtime and quick incident resolution.

• Champion both functional and non-functional quality attributes, such as performance, availability, scalability, and maintainability.

Must-haves (Min. qualifications)

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

• Minimum 1 year of experience managing/mentoring a team

• Should have worked on consumer-facing systems in a B2C environment.

• Expertise in high level system design and low level implementation 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 systems, 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.

Good to have

• Prior experience in fintech, payments, lending, or banking domains.

• Exposure to real-time analytics and big data technologies (Spark, Flink, Presto, Clickhouse, etc.).

• Experience with containerization and microservices architecture.

• Open-source contributions or active participation in tech communities.

Why join us?

• Be part of an early-stage fintech startup solving real-world financial challenges.

• Work on cutting-edge technology that handles millions of transactions daily.

• Opportunity to lead and grow in a high-impact leadership role.

• Collaborate with a world-class team of engineers, product leaders, and fintech experts.

• In-person role in Bengaluru – an exciting, fast-paced work environment!

• Collaborating directly with Sambhav (Co-founder) and Chirag (Founding Team – Head, Engineering) to lead the engineering team, develop scalable solutions, and ensure seamless delivery of key projects.

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 😛

PS - We’re looking for someone with an AI-native mindset, who actively leverages AI in their day-to-day work, as we encourage and embed it across every level at Fam.