[About the role]
We are looking for a Frontend Engineer with a strong fintech background to join our payments team and own the user-facing layer of our UPI payment experience. In this role, you will build seamless, mobile-first interfaces that handle the full spectrum of UPI flows P2P, P2M, QR, and Autopay while ensuring users feel confident and in control at every step of their payment journey. You will work with real-time payment states, design graceful failure and retry experiences, and integrate tightly with backend APIs across transactions, rewards, and wallet systems.
[Key Responsibilities]
- Build seamless UPI payment experiences (P2P, P2M, QR, Autopay flows)
- Develop high-performance, responsive mobile-first interfaces
- Handle real-time payment states (pending, success, failure, retries)
- Integrate with backend APIs for transactions, rewards, and wallet systems
- Implement secure frontend practices (device binding flows, session handling)
- Optimize latency, rendering performance, and API interactions
- Ensure high reliability UX for critical payment journeys
- Collaborate closely with backend, product, and design teams
[Required Experience]
- 3–6+ years frontend engineering; experience building fintech/payment interfaces is mandatory
- Experience in high-scale consumer apps
- Engineers who understand user trust in payment experiences
- Strong ownership of performance, reliability, and UX quality
- Attention to detail in edge cases and failure scenarios
- Ability to work in a fast-moving, product-first environment
- Strong understanding of UPI user flows and payment UX patterns (intent flows, collect, QR, transaction state handling)
- Proficiency in React / React Native / Flutter (or similar) with JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong focus on performance optimization, edge case handling, and graceful error states
- Secure frontend practices (token storage, session management, auth flows, and sensitive data handling)
- Ability to build trust-first payment UX: clear transaction states, failure handling with retry, user-safe confirmations
- Experience with real-time systems (webhooks, polling, sockets for live status updates)
- Exposure to wallets, rewards, or transaction history systems in consumer-facing products
- Familiarity with design systems and component libraries (building or consuming)
- Exposure to CMS-driven storefronts and dynamic layout rendering
Skills Required
- 3-6+ years frontend engineering experience
- Experience in building fintech/payment interfaces
- Proficiency in React / React Native / Flutter (or similar) with JavaScript/TypeScript
- Strong understanding of UPI user flows and payment UX patterns
- Experience with real-time systems (webhooks, polling, sockets)
What We Do
Headquartered in South Korea, KRAFTON, Inc. is dedicated to discovering and publishing captivating games that offer fun and unique experiences. Established in 2007, KRAFTON is home to globally renowned developers that include Striking Distance Studios, Unknown Worlds, VECTOR NORTH, Neon Giant, KRAFTON Montréal Studio, Bluehole Studio, RisingWings, 5minlab, Dreamotion, ReLU Games, and Flyway Games. Each studio strives to continuously take on new challenges and leverage innovative technologies with a goal to win over more fans by broadening KRAFTON’s platforms and services. KRAFTON India has established itself as a trailblazer in the gaming industry, driven by its unwavering commitment to delivering distinctive and enjoyable gaming experiences. We take immense pride in our premier entertainment properties that include highly popular titles like BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA (BGMI), Road To Valor: Empires, Garuda Saga, Defense Derby, New State Mobile. These games have not only captured the hearts of Indian players but have also played a pivotal role in fostering a thriving e-sports ecosystem in the country. By organizing India-centric events and delivering localized content, KRAFTON India has made substantial contributions to the growth of e-sports in India. With an active investment approach, KRAFTON India has strategically channeled over $150 million into the Indian market over between 2021 to 2023 and recently announced another 150$ million to the Indian start-up ecosystem for the next two years. These investments primarily target gaming, technology start-ups, and media and entertainment sectors. With an India-first approach, KRAFTON remains committed to fostering holistic growth of the gaming and startup ecosystem in the country and as a part of this objective, KRAFTON launched KRAFTON India Gaming Incubator in October 2023 (KIGI).
