Job Description



Powering the world's payments ecosystem



ACI powers the payments ecosystem - globally, and you power ACI. You'll innovate, collaborate, and grow - in an energetic technology culture with decades of proven success. ACIers - in all roles and levels - are truly your colleagues and many are your friends. Our size and reach allow you to see the global impact of your work. You are visible, your talents are valued, and you are empowered to shape the future of payments.



As a Mgr Software Engineering in Pune, you will join a diverse, passionate team, dedicated to powering the world's payments ecosystem!



Job Summary:



Manages the activities of one or more software systems development function or software applications development function. Selects, develops and evaluates personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function.



Job Responsibilities:

• Manages and directs ACI's development resources in accordance with corporate and division goals and objectives. Instructs and guides staff to maximize their technical, managerial, and corporate growth and development. Provides feedback and completes performance appraisals. Develops annual staff salary, training plans, and reports on the status of the staff and projects.


• Works with senior management to set the technical direction for company products and services. Leads and guides the development and maintenance products and services ensuring that they align with the company's strategic and business plans.


• Manages product security including product risk reduction, compliance, product security training, product security software development lifecycle, and security architecture.


• Leads interaction with internal and external organizations and individuals to ensure appropriate information exchange, with the goal of properly developing the staff and successfully completing assigned projects.


• Perform other duties as assigned


• Understand and adhere to all corporate policies to include but not limited to the ACI Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

Key Responsibilities:



Engineering Leadership & Delivery

• Lead and grow a cross-functional team spanning backend, frontend, DevOps/Platform engineering, and Quality Engineering; drive strong ownership, execution discipline, and continuous improvement.


• Own delivery for roadmap initiatives and platform modernization across the full SDLC: planning, design, implementation, reviews, testing, release, and production operations.


• Establish and communicate technical direction in partnership with Product Management and Architecture to ensure the platform meets business goals and non-functional requirements.

AI-Enabled Engineering & Delivered AI Projects (Must-Have)

• Lead delivery of AI-enabled initiatives in two dimensions:
  
  
  
  1. AI-accelerated SDLC (planning, code review, test generation, documentation, defect reduction), and
  
  
  2. AI/ML/GenAI solution delivery where AI is part of the shipped product or operational capability.
  
  


• Establish responsible AI usage practices: teams are encouraged to use AI, but remain accountable for outputs; validate correctness, security, and maintainability before merging.


• Enforce safe prompting and data handling: never place secrets/credentials/PCI/PII into prompts; use placeholders and abstractions.

People Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Coach engineers and QEs; build career plans, performance feedback loops, and hiring strategies to raise the talent bar.


• Collaborate with Product, Security, Compliance, and Operations leaders to deliver outcomes with transparency, predictable execution, and clear metrics.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering building distributed systems; 5+ years leading teams (engineering + DevOps and/or QE leadership experience strongly preferred).


• Proven experience building and operating low-latency, high-throughput systems in banking, payments, or other regulated transaction platforms.


• Hands-on expertise with:
  
  
  
  • Kubernetes and cloud-native architectures (microservices, containerization, orchestration)
  
  
  • Java backend development (high-performance, concurrent, resilient services)
  
  
  • Angular (modern web UI, performance-minded frontend engineering)
  
  
  • Ansible (automation/configuration management)
  
  
  • Nexus (artifact repository and dependency management)
  
  
  • Cloud Infrastructure ( Familiarity with deployment and development on public and private cloud Azure , AWS, OpenShift)
  
  
  • Carvel toolchain (e.g., ytt, kapp-controller) for packaging/config/deploy workflows
  
  
  • Testkube for test orchestration and automation
  
  


• Demonstrated delivery of AI projects implemented in real environments (production or production-like), such as:
  
  
  
  • GenAI-assisted developer workflows with measurable outcomes (quality/velocity/defect reduction), and/or
  
  
  • AI/ML capabilities embedded into product or operations (e.g., automated diagnostics, anomaly detection, intelligent triage, or similar).
  
  


• Strong engineering excellence mindset: automated testing, security-by-design, observability, and disciplined release practices.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the job:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience. 5 years software development and/or design experience.


• Team and delivery Management or leadership experience.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Experience needed for the job:

• Prior experience in cards / payments / BFSI domain.

Work Environment:

• Standard in-office work environment


• Some limited Travel required, may be domestic or international

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package-all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.



Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com



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About Us



ACI Worldwide is a global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software. Our proven, secure and scalable software solutions enable leading corporations, fintechs and financial disruptors to process and manage digital payments, power omni-commerce payments, present and process bill payments, and manage fraud and risk. We combine our global footprint with a local presence to drive the real-time digital transformation of payments and commerce.