The Role
Lead an 8-12 person team to architect and build configurable native mobile SDKs, companion mobile backend services, and secure mobile frameworks. Drive SDK distribution, server-driven UI approaches, mobile security/cryptography, cross-stack developer frameworks, and engineering best practices.
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About Zeta
Build the future of banking.
Zeta is a next-generation banking technology company providing cloud-native, fully stackable processing and core banking platforms for issuers. With a focus on scalability, compliance, and innovation, Zeta empowers financial institutions to modernize their technology infrastructure and deliver secure, seamless digital banking experiences.
Our impact runs at real-world scale. Today, over 25 million cards are live on Zeta-powered platforms across 7 countries, supported by a passionate team of 1,700+ Zetanauts across India, the US, EMEA, and Asia. Backed by SoftBank Vision Fund, Mastercard, and other reputed strategic investors, we reached a valuation of $2 billion in 2025.
Our focus is on establishing product lines that focus on key outcomes by addressing real customer pain points, modernizing legacy systems, and strengthening core fundamentals. As a result, our systems and platforms support a wide range of banking and payments capabilities, including:
1. Tachyon, our cloud-native banking stack built for population-scale systems
2. Cipher, our unified authentication platform for secure, high-volume banking environments
3. Digital Credit as a Service, enabling banks to launch credit lines on UPI
4. Elena, our intelligent and conversational AI platform for banking.
5. Pixel, India’s first digital-native credit card, launched in partnership with HDFC Bank, for whom we also revamped their PayZapp mobile app: Winner of the Celent Model Bank Award for Payments Innovation 2024.
6. Sparrow, the leading card experience for non-prime cardholders in the US
…and more across cards, payments, lending, and core banking.
We are an engineering-first organization that values ownership, bias for action, and long-term thinking. Together, we solve some of the hardest problems in banking tech. Our culture is built around trust, collaboration, and creating the conditions for you to drive impact proportionate to your potential. Reinforcing our commitment to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace, we have been consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work.
If you want to build cutting-edge banking tech that enables banks to serve millions reliably, securely, and at a population scale, Zeta is your playground. If you would like to learn more about how we have grown and evolved over the years, watch our journey here. You can also explore our website and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram,YouTube, and X.
About the Role:
- Zeta is looking for an exceptional leader for the Axon Mobile team in Hyderabad. Someone who was a senior android / iOS engineer or architect and later turned to the leadership role might fit well here. This is truly a once in a lifetime career opportunity.As an Engineering Manager, you will be playing a pivotal role in enabling Zeta to deliver just not one mobile app but power multiple mobile applications. The ask is to build multiple mobile SDKs which will be used by different business mobile teams to build their apps. You will work with an amazing peer group that fuels this ambition. You will take up initiatives that will create a lasting impact on millions of individuals across various countries. You will be responsible for an engineering team of 8-12 people.
Responsibilities:
- Architect super configurable mobile SDKs - the one’s which are written in native but are server-controlled
- Build a suite of Mobile Backend services which will control the SDK distribution and mobile configurations
- Fantasy the idea of composing a mobile application from different components rather than build every application from scratch
- Expertise in security - cryptography, encrypted secure storage, mobile security to power our super-secure payments originating from mobile devices
- Work on a framework to let mobile developers build their mobile screens on multiple stacks - native, server-driven, web, react-native, flutter, ionic etc.
Skills:
- Good understanding of server stack as well so as to have a good understanding of the entire story
- Good understanding of SDK distribution using maven, pods, xcframeworks etc
- Analyse, design and architect, develop and maintain software solutions across multiple projects
- Direct and provide ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors, set objectives, review performances, define growth plan and nurture.
- Drive best practices, and is a pro with agile methodologies/practices - SCRUM, Test Driven Development (TDD)
- Manage headcount, deliverables, schedules across ongoing projects, ensure that resources are appropriately allocated and timelines are met in accordance with the project roadmaps
Experience and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (computer science, information systems)
- 10+ years of experience building enterprise systems including at least 2 years of direct people management experience
- Worked on large scale mobile applications with a good understanding of mobile stack
Equal Opportunity
Zeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities to apply and believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success
Skills Required
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering (Computer Science, Information Systems)
- 10+ years building enterprise systems
- At least 2 years of direct people management experience
- Experience building large-scale mobile applications with deep understanding of mobile stack
- Expertise in mobile security, cryptography, and encrypted secure storage
- Experience architecting and distributing mobile SDKs (Maven, CocoaPods, XCFrameworks)
- Familiarity with server-side/backend stacks and designing mobile backend services
- Experience driving agile engineering practices (Scrum) and TDD
- Ability to manage headcount, deliveries, schedules, and performance reviews
Zeta Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Zeta and has not been reviewed or approved by Zeta.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for some roles and markets, with market-aligned offers in certain senior or U.S.-based positions. Overall compensation tends to be seen as fine-to-good rather than top-tier.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental leave, adoption/fertility support, and childcare coverage are part of the package. These offerings contribute to a well-rounded family support mix even if specifics vary by location.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Flexible hours, paid volunteer time, public-transport incentives, concierge services, and workplace perks are highlighted. These lifestyle-oriented perks add breadth beyond core pay and health coverage.
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The Company
What We Do
Founded in 2015, Zeta is a provider of next-gen credit card processing platform. Zeta’s cloud-native and fully API-enabled stack offers a comprehensive range of capabilities, including processing, issuing, lending, core banking, fraud detection, and loyalty programs. With a strong focus on technology, Zeta has over 1700+ employees and contractors, with more than 70% dedicated to technology roles. Operating across the US, UK, Middle East, and Asia, Zeta has served a global customer base of 35+ clients who have issued over 15 million cards on Zeta's platform to date. Backed by prominent investors such as Softbank Vision Fund 2 and Mastercard, Zeta has raised $280 million, at a valuation of $1.5 billion.
