Technical Lead Manager - Product Engineering
About the job
- At least 7 years of hands-on software development experience building scalable and distributed systems.
- At least 1 year of experience managing or mentoring a team.
- Experience working on consumer-facing systems in a business-to-consumer environment.
- Expertise in high-level system design and low-level implementation design, including experience with high-scale, low-latency applications.
- Strong coding skills in Java, Go, Python, or Kotlin.
- Experience with databases and query optimization, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB or Cassandra.
- Deep understanding of data pipelines, event-driven systems, and distributed messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ.
- Proficiency in cloud platforms such as AWS and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and Kubernetes.
- Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with a focus on performance optimization.
- An AI-native mindset and active use of AI in day-to-day work.
- 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, high-performance distributed systems.
- Own technical decisions related to high-level system design, infrastructure, and performance optimization.
- Build and optimize large-scale data pipelines and query performance for efficient data processing.
- Work with product managers and stakeholders to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
- Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, continuous integration and delivery, and deployment strategies.
- Continuously improve system reliability, security, and scalability to support fintech-grade workloads.
- Own the functional reliability and uptime of 24/7 live services, minimizing downtime and resolving incidents quickly.
- Champion functional and non-functional quality attributes, including performance, availability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate directly with the co-founder and head of engineering to lead the engineering team, develop scalable solutions, and ensure delivery of key projects.
- Prior experience in fintech, payments, lending, or banking.
- Exposure to real-time analytics and big data technologies such as Spark, Flink, Presto, or ClickHouse.
- Experience with containerization and microservices architecture.
- Open-source contributions or active participation in technology communities.
About the company
FamPay (Fam) is a fintech platform in India focused on financial inclusion for users aged 11 and up, offering quick UPI payments and expense tracking. It enables fast, under-two-second UPI transactions and provides teen-focused tools like customised UPI and card, plus a numberless card for safety and a Tap & Pay option. The platform includes FamX by Trio, a membership program with cashback, FamCoins, and rewards, funded by transaction and membership fees. It differentiates itself by targeting youth with age-appropriate financial tools, safety features, and an ecosystem combining payments, budgeting, education, and rewards to foster early financial literacy.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$42.8M
Headquarters
Bengaluru, India
Founded
2019
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Namaspay launched in 2024 and monetizes tourists with fees, not subsidies.
- UPI tourism volumes keep rising, expanding Fam’s addressable market in India.
- Fam’s 2021 funding still supports runway while management pursues sustainability.
What critics are saying
- Fam cut 18 jobs in 2025 after earlier 2023 layoffs; morale stays fragile.
- Kush Taneja’s 2025 exit signals founder churn and leadership instability.
- PhonePe and Paytm already serve foreign UPI users, compressing Namaspay’s moat.
What makes FamPay unique
- Fam built India’s teen payments niche before rivals chased youth banking.
- FamCard’s numberless design and parent-controlled teen UPI remain distinctive.
- Namaspay targets foreign tourists, extending Fam beyond teenage spenders.
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Fampay introduces Namaspay: UPI app for foreigners in India.
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YourStory’s fintech/BFSI event Paysa 2022, slated for June 10 and 11, will bring together some of the biggest names in the financial industry onto an action-packed stage.