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Senior-Software Engineer _Pune

Mumbai Permanent View Job Description
The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining cutting-edge software solutions for the financial services industry. This role in Pune will require expertise in technology to support the Fintech Platform effectively.
  • High-growth, early-stage environment
  • People who want to create real impact beyond urban ecosystems.

About Our Client

The employer is a mid-sized organization operating within the financial services industry, with a focus on building a household-centric financial platform for rural India. The idea is to provide end-to-end financial services-like loans, insurance, and productivity tools.They are known for their commitment to delivering innovative technological solutions and fostering an environment of continuous learning

Job Description

  • 6 to 8 years in backend engineering with genuine ownership of production systems, not just feature contribution but system design, incident response, and technical mentoring
  • Experience in fintech, NBFC, banking, or any regulated financial domain, understands what audit readiness means and has built systems where correctness is non-negotiable
  • Has designed APIs that other teams consumed, understands the discipline of API contract stability, versioning, and the real cost of breaking change
  • Active AI tool user uses Cursor and Claude for development work today; the AI-native way of working is standard practice, not aspirational



Mindset & Soft Skills

  • Domain ownership takes responsibility for the correctness of lending calculations and workflows - 'the BA spec said so' is not sufficient when the calculation is wrong
  • Precision engineering: financial systems require precision that product applications don't - you have the discipline to care about rounding modes, overflow handling, and audit trails
  • AI-native: AI-native developer: Cursor and Claude are open all day - code, tests, and documentation are AI-assisted as standard practice.
  • Mentor: Technical mentor: comfortable reviewing code, giving direct feedback, and developing junior engineers - seniority means responsibility, not isolation

The Successful Applicant

A successful Senior Software Engineer should have:

  • A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Java / Spring Boot & Micro services architecture
  • REST API design (OpenAPI) & Event-driven architecture
  • PostgreSQL / MySQL & Redis
  • Message queues (SQS / Kafka)
  • Lending Domain - Strongly Preferred
  • LOS or LMS system experience & EMI calculation logic
  • Bureau API integration & Collections workflow systems
  • Financial calculation precision & RBI compliance context
  • AI Native - Core Expectation
  • Cursor for daily development & Claude for coding and documentation
  • AI-assisted test generation & ML model API integration
  • Added advantage
  • Domain-driven design & Event sourcing / CQRS
  • Kotlin & AWS (EKS / RDS / SQS)
  • Rule engine integration (Drools)

What's on Offer

  • Opportunities for professional growth within the financial services sector.
  • A supportive and collaborative work environment in Pune.
  • Exposure to innovative projects in the fintech industry.



This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer to make a significant impact in the fintech industry. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply

Quote job ref
JN-062026-7049568

Job summary

Function
Information Technology
Sub Sector
IT Development
What is your area of specialisation?
Financial Services
Location
Mumbai
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-062026-7049568

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