Job description

Role: Senior Software Engineer

Company: PayU Finance India Pvt Ltd

Location: Bangalore

Role Type: FTE

About the team:

PayU Finance is the credit and lending arm of the PayU brand (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Prosus group. Previously Naspers group) headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PayU Finance India has disbursed about 20 billion loans to date by volume and has disbursed more than $280 million in consumer credit. PayU Finance provides consumers with easy access to affordable short-term loans up to INR 5 lacs that can be availed in the form of personal loans, point of sale EMI, and express loans.

PayU Finance operates under two brands - LazyPay and PaySense with a focus on Buy now Pay later and personal loan products.

About the Role:
As a Backend Systems- Senior Software Engineer you’re expected to support existing functionalities by addressing historical issues and contributing towards tech debt. You’re also expected to build out new features which are part of the Development Roadmap.

Excited yet? Continue reading to find out more about the role:

What you’ll be doing:

Understand business requirements and identify the best approach to serve the requirement without risking the system's conceptual sanity.

Drive Implementation approach discussions by taking complete ownership of partially defined problems.

Practice TDD and help us retain/improve our code coverage.

Optimise flows within systems for better performance in response times and memory consumption.

Tear down unused flows and concepts to make way for the new and evolved ones.

What are we looking for?

Someone with at least 4+ years of experience building backend systems using any of the following languages: Java, Python.

Someone who takes ownership of delivery thereby not only closing your own work but also identifying dependencies and making sure they follow the track towards completion.

Someone who can work both independently and in collaboration with the team as and when the situation demands for it.

Someone who is not averse to learning and growth and has an open mind about inputs/suggestions from any stakeholder.

Bonus point if you have:

Experience in the Fintech domain and/ or B2C product experience.

An understanding of design principles and accepted software design practices.

Experience building backend systems in Java+SpringBoot or Python+DJango.

An engineering degree in Computer Science.

Worked on products with a massive user scale - 1 Mn+ DAUs especially.

What we offer:

A positive, get-things-done workplace.

A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course – important you are comfortable with this)

An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.

Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start-up environment with a global scale

Access to 5000+ training courses accessible anytime/anywhere to support your growth and development (Corporate with top learning partners like Harvard, Coursera, Udacity)

About us:

At PayU, we are a global fintech investor and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in 18+ high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell, and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact. Find out more at www.payu.com

Our Commitment to Building A Diverse and Inclusive Workforce

As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive, and safe environment, for all our people, communities, and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility, and unbiased attention to every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color, or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities, or the LGBTQ communities

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