Software Development Manager Job in Kaleidofin

Software Development Manager

Experience: 8+ Years

Location: Bangalore

Company: Kaleidofin

About Us

Kaleidofin is a mission-driven fintech platform committed to delivering financial solutions for underserved communities. Our proprietary ki credit platform combines advanced credit health analytics, middleware integration, risk dashboards, and debt capital structuring empowering financial institutions to serve low-income customers, informal sector businesses, and MSMEs more effectively.

Operating across India, Bangladesh, and Kenya, we ve already impacted over 6 million customers, enabling over $3 billion in debt capital for underserved communities. Backed by global investors including the Gates Foundation, Omidyar Network, and Blume Ventures, Kaleidofin is recognized as a leader in inclusive finance.

• Featured on Forbes Asia's "100 to Watch"
• Winner of RBI s Swanari TechSprint 2023
• Winner of G20 TechSprint 2024 by BIS
• Certified as a Great Place to Work

Role Overview

As a Software Development Manager, you will play a key leadership role in shaping the technical roadmap and executing high-impact fintech products. You ll lead a team of engineers to build scalable, secure, and robust systems. This is a hands-on leadership role requiring active involvement in design, architecture, and code-level decisions.

What You ll Do

• Own the product s engineering roadmap, architecture, scalability, and code quality.
• Guide system design decisions and lead architecture/code reviews.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Business teams to align on product strategy and feature development.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership especially in solving complex problems in fintech and lending domains.
• Mentor and develop engineering talent; foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and quality.
• Champion engineering best practices including test automation, CI/CD, and DevOps.
• Lead the adoption of data-driven practices including Big Data, PySpark, and data pipeline architectures.
• Balance short-term deliverables with long-term technical sustainability and scalability.
• Support team growth through career development, learning plans, and succession planning.

What We re Looking For

• 8+ years of software development experience, with 1 2+ years in people/team management roles.
• Strong fundamentals in computer science, system design, and problem-solving.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS or related field from a top engineering institution (IITs, NITs, etc.).
• Proven experience building distributed, scalable, and secure systems.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python, Java, Spring Boot, and microservice architectures.
• Proficient in SQL/NoSQL, Kafka, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, etc.).
• Familiarity with AI/ML model integration and credit scoring systems is a strong plus.
• Experience with data engineering: Big Data, Spark, Airflow, AWS stack (S3, Glue, Athena), etc.
• Knowledge of front-end and mobile (Android) development is a plus.
• Experience working in fintech, lending tech, or high-growth startup environments preferred.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a high-impact team driving financial inclusion at scale.
• Work on cutting-edge technology in fintech and data infrastructure.
• Grow with a company that s winning global recognition and delivering real-world impact.
• Contribute to a people-first culture that values learning, innovation, and work-life balance.