Job Application for Engineering Manager at Razorpay Software Private Limited

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Razorpay was founded by Shashank Kumar and Harshil Mathur in 2014. Razorpay is building a new-age digital banking hub (Neobank) for businesses in India with the mission is to enable frictionless banking and payments experiences for businesses of all shapes and sizes. What started as a B2B payments company is processing billions of dollars of payments for lakhs of businesses across India.

We are a full-stack financial services organisation, committed to helping Indian businesses with comprehensive and innovative payment and business banking solutions built over robust technology to address the entire length and breadth of the payment and banking journey for any business. Over the past year, we've disbursed loans worth millions of dollars in loans to thousands of businesses. In parallel, Razorpay is reimagining how businesses manage money by simplifying business banking (via Razorpay X) and enabling capital availability for businesses (via Razorpay Capital).

The Role:

As a Frontend Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading and managing a team of frontend developers to deliver high-quality, scalable, and user-friendly web applications. You will play a critical role in guiding the technical direction, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects on time and within budget. Additionally, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and backend engineers, to create exceptional user experiences and drive the continuous improvement of our frontend development processes.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and inspire a team of frontend developers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment that encourages individual growth and team cohesion.
Technical Direction: Provide technical guidance and expertise to the team, ensuring the use of best practices, coding standards, and the adoption of the latest frontend technologies.
Project Management: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of frontend projects, collaborating closely with product managers and stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, and timelines.
Quality Assurance: Ensure the team consistently produces high-quality code and applications by conducting code reviews, promoting automated testing, and implementing continuous integration and deployment processes.
Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities to ensure our web applications are fast, efficient, and scalable.
User Experience: Collaborate with designers and product managers to create intuitive, accessible, and visually appealing user interfaces that align with user needs and business objectives.
Innovation and Research: Stay up-to-date with industry trends, frontend technologies, and best practices, and drive innovation within the team to enhance development processes and user experiences.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with backend engineering teams, QA teams, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration and end-to-end delivery of features and projects.
Issue Resolution: Act as an escalation point for resolving technical issues and challenges, providing hands-on support to the team when necessary.
Performance Management: Conduct regular performance evaluations, provide feedback, and identify areas for improvement to enhance the overall effectiveness of the frontend team.

Mandatory Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of proven experience in frontend development, including expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
2+ years of previous experience in a leadership or management role, guiding and motivating a team of frontend developers.
Strong understanding of software development methodologies, design patterns, and best practices.
Demonstrated ability to manage projects from inception to completion while meeting deadlines and budgetary constraints.
Experience with performance optimization, code review processes, and automated testing.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
A passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and driving continuous improvement in frontend development processes.
Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and handle multiple priorities effectively.

Good to have:

We also expect the following, but we accept that you can be an absolutely great developer without fulfilling the below. So go ahead and apply even if the following isn’t applicable:

Experience with responsive design and mobile-first development.
Familiarity with backend technologies and RESTful APIs.
Knowledge of UX/UI design principles and user-centred design methodologies.
Familiarity with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).

Location: Bangalore

Razorpay believes in and follows an equal employment opportunity policy that doesn't discriminate on gender, religion, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, age, etc. We welcome interests and applications from all groups and communities across the globe.

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