Billtrust

Fintech

LeadSoftwareEngineer

₹25–40L ~AI est. India
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The Brief

“Lead Software Engineer at Billtrust. Skills: Credit Application Platform, AI-assisted Development, B2B SaaS Architecture, Technical Leadership. Set technical strategy. Evolve technical strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver strategic initiatives; Ensure platform quality; Maintain technical health; Shape product roadmap; Anticipate scaling challenges; Lead architectural evolution; Scale AI practices; Improve engineering judgment; Lead production incident response; Represent Credit team; Manage technical debt strategically; Address bottlenecks proactively; Drive adoption of monitoring; Drive adoption of alerting; Drive adoption of logging; Drive adoption of SLOs; Lead by example

Industry & Context.

Fintech
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Incident response; Troubleshooting; Bottleneck identification; Data-driven decisions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 8+ years software engineering experience, 2+ years technical leadership, Java (17+), Spring Boot ecosystem, Angular (14+), NgRx state management, RxJS, TypeScript, REST APIs at scale, Relational databases (MySQL), Document databases (MongoDB), AI coding assistants experience, Production incident leadership, Code review skills, Git source control management

Nice to Have

Spec-driven AI workflows, DocuSign eSignature APIs integration, Multiple credit data providers integration, Event-driven architectures, AWS experience, Infrastructure-as-Code experience, Multi-database systems experience, Document/PDF generation pipelines knowledge, Internationalization patterns knowledge, Platform migrations experience, Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines, Vendor management experience, B2B credit domain knowledge, Lending domain knowledge, Financial services domain knowledge

What You'll Do.

Set technical strategy

Evolve technical strategy

Lead delivery initiatives

Partner with management

Translate business priorities

Develop technical roadmap

Set realistic timelines

Own architectural decisions

Manage data placement

Define service boundaries

Choose async patterns

Define integration strategy

Lead incident response

Drive root-cause analysis

Coordinate cross-team response

Drive AI development practices

Establish spec templates

Establish prompt patterns

Establish validation workflows

Establish quality gates

Mentor senior engineers

Provide architectural reviews

Provide technical coaching

Guide engineering judgment

Lead technical interviews

Represent Credit team

Attend architecture forums

Attend vendor discussions

Attend design reviews

Manage technical debt

Balance feature velocity

Prioritize refactor work

Sequence refactor work

Own vendor relationships

Address bottlenecks proactively

Champion observability

Champion operational excellence

Drive monitoring adoption

Drive alerting adoption

Drive logging adoption

Support backend services

Maintain backend services

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional architecture; Vendor discussions; Platform design reviews; Cross-functional teams; Engineering Management; Technical PMs; Fellow Leads; External vendor teams

Communication Scope

Cross-functional discussions; Vendor discussions; Architecture forums; Technical coaching; 1:1 guidance

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning, Delivery timelines, Technical debt management, Feature velocity, Refactor prioritization, Vendor management

Full Job Description

Who We Are Finance leaders choose Billtrust to get paid faster, control costs, and maximize customer satisfaction. As the leader in B2B accounts receivable workflow and payment software, we provide the world’s leading brands with AI-powered solutions across the full AR lifecycle—from invoice presentment and payment processing to cash application and collections. With over 2,600 global customers, more than $1 trillion in invoice dollars processed, and a proprietary network of 13 million buyers, Billtrust delivers business value through deep industry expertise and a culture relentlessly focused on meaningful customer outcomes. We’re an AI-first company, not just in what we build for our customers, but in how we work. Across every function, our teams use AI tools daily to work faster, make better decisions, and deliver higher-quality outcomes. We hire exceptional people, give them cutting-edge AI capabilities, and measure success by the impact they create. If you want to do the best work of your career at the frontier of AI and fintech, Billtrust is the place to do it. Our Values Customers We relentlessly increase value for customer and do the right thing for them. Action We make ‘thoughtfully fast’ decisions, act quickly, cut through red tape, deliver progress not perfection, take ownership and accountability. Team Spirit We put the team ahead of ourselves, foster trust and respect, collaborate with passion, despise toxic politics, value our differences, and celebrate together. Innovation We challenge the status quo, experiment thoughtfully, and are novel and brilliant in what we create. Excellence We love to win, but we hate losing even more. We aspire to be the best and take pride in our work. When we fall short, we own it and come back stronger. Job Summary The Lead Software Engineer sets the technical direction for the Credit Application platform and drives the delivery of strategic, cross-cutting initiatives that span multiple pods and services. As the senior-mos

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