Lead Salesforce Engineer

Role: Lead Salesforce Engineer 

Company: PayU Finance India Pvt Ltd 

Role Type: FTE 
Location: Bangalore
Immediate Joiner Preferred 

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 Lead Salesforce Engineer you will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of Salesforce solutions that align with business objectives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior developers, and ensure the Salesforce platform is optimized to meet organizational needs. This is a leadership role that requires technical expertise, strategic thinking, and excellent communication skills.

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

What you’ll be doing: 

- Solution Design & Development: Lead the design and development of scalable Salesforce solutions, including custom applications, integrations, and workflows. 

- Platform Optimization: Ensure the Salesforce platform is optimized for performance, scalability, and usability. 

- Team Leadership: Mentor and guide a team of Salesforce developers, providing technical direction and fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. 

- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure alignment with business goals. 

- Integration Management: Oversee the integration of Salesforce with other enterprise systems and third-party applications. 

- Code Quality & Standards: Establish and enforce coding standards, best practices, and quality assurance processes. 

- Troubleshooting & Support: Provide advanced troubleshooting and support for Salesforce-related issues, ensuring minimal downtime and disruption. 

- Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of system architecture, processes, and configurations. 

- Stay Updated: Keep up-to-date with Salesforce releases, features, and best practices to recommend and implement improvements. 

What are we looking for?  

• Someone with at least 7+ years of experience in Salesforce development and administration. 
• Proficiency in Salesforce technologies, including Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and SOQL. Experience with Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware, and ETL tools. 
•  Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, data modeling, and security. 
•  Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce. 
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. 
• Strong leadership and team management abilities. 
•  Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 
• Someone who takes ownership and believes in seeing through tasks to its completion despite facing any challenge. 
• 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. 
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies. 

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 

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.