Are you a Java backend engineer with 4+ years of experience and specialized expertise in card issuance platforms? Shuru is hiring a Senior Java Engineer โ Card Issuance for a fully remote opportunity in India.
This is not a generic Java or fintech development position. The most important requirement is direct experience building or operating card issuance systems. General payments or fintech experience alone will not meet the requirement.
The role combines Java, Spring Boot, microservices, Kafka, SQL, payment workflows and card lifecycle management, making it an exciting opportunity for engineers who want to work on complex financial technology systems. ๐ณโ๐
๐ Job Highlights
๐น Company: Shuru
๐น Role: Senior Java Engineer โ Card Issuance
๐น Experience: 4+ years
๐น Industry: IT Services / Fintech Technology
๐น Location: Remote โ India Hours
๐น Employment: Full-time
๐น Primary Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Kafka, SQL
๐น Domain: Card Issuance & Payments
๐น Frontend Exposure: JavaScript / TypeScript
๐น Work Style: Remote with high ownership
๐ข About Shuru
Shuru is an AI, technology and product engineering company that helps businesses build, modernize and scale technology products. Its services span product engineering, AI and automation, technology consulting, custom software development and engineering team extension.
The company emphasizes high ownership, first-principles thinking and founder-led expertise, giving engineers opportunities to work on technically challenging products rather than simply executing predefined tasks.
๐ณ What Makes This Card-Issuance Role Different?
The biggest differentiator is the mandatory card-issuance experience.
Candidates coming from general Java development, banking applications or even broader fintech backgrounds should carefully evaluate their fit.
The engineer will work with concepts such as:
๐ณ Card lifecycle management
๐ฆ BIN sponsors
๐ Card processors
๐ Payment schemes
๐ฐ Transactions
๐ Settlement
๐ Reconciliation
โก Event-driven processing
๐ Auditability and operational visibility
๐ Why This Role Is Good for Your Experience
Instead of working only on conventional CRUD APIs, you’ll be dealing with distributed systems, asynchronous processing, financial transactions, settlement workflows and external payment integrations.
The role also provides exposure to:
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Microservices architecture
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Kafka and event-driven systems
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Payment processing
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Reconciliation systems
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Production troubleshooting
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API development
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Cloud-ready backend architecture
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Frontend collaboration
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High-availability financial workflows
๐ฐ Salary Range
The job description mentions a competitive compensation package, but does not publish an official salary range.
Available employee-reported compensation data for Shuru provides some useful context. Glassdoor reports recent Senior Product Engineer compensation for 4โ6 years of experience in the range of approximately โน17โโน37 LPA in individual submissions, although these are not specifically for this card-issuance role.
Therefore, a reasonable expectation for a specialized senior engineering position could potentially be around โน18โ30+ LPA, depending heavily on card-issuance expertise, Java depth, system-design capability and negotiation.
๐งโ๐ป Expected Interview Rounds at Shuru
Shuru does not publicly confirm the interview process for this exact position. However, recent candidate reports for engineering roles mention processes involving live coding, technical/project discussions and final leadership/client discussions.
Candidates should therefore prepare for:
1๏ธโฃ Technical Screening
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, SQL, Kafka and previous project experience.
2๏ธโฃ Coding / Backend Round
Expect practical coding or backend implementation problems. Recent Shuru candidate experiences mention live coding and REST API implementation.
3๏ธโฃ System Design & Project Discussion
Be ready to design scalable microservices and explain architectural decisions from your previous projects.
4๏ธโฃ Domain/Leadership Round
Expect discussion around card issuance, payment workflows, ownership, troubleshooting, communication and product thinking.
๐ฅ Preparation Tips
Do not prepare only generic Java interview questions.
Your biggest preparation area should be card-issuance architecture.
Be prepared to explain:
๐ What happens when a card is issued?
๐ What is the role of a BIN sponsor?
๐ How does a processor interact with an issuer platform?
๐ What are authorization, clearing and settlement?
๐ How would you design card lifecycle states?
๐ How would you prevent duplicate financial transactions?
๐ How would Kafka handle transaction events?
๐ How would you design reconciliation between two systems?
For Java, revise collections, concurrency, multithreading, JVM concepts, streams, exception handling and design patterns.
For Spring Boot, prepare REST APIs, dependency injection, security, transactions, database access and microservices communication.
For Kafka, understand partitions, offsets, consumer groups, ordering, retries, idempotency and dead-letter handling.
For SQL, practice joins, indexing, transactions and reconciliation queries.
๐ ๏ธ Skills Required
Backend: Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices, OOP, Design Patterns
Distributed Systems: Kafka, Event-Driven Architecture, Async Processing, Message-Based Systems
Database: SQL, Relational Databases, Transactions, Data Consistency
Payments: Card Issuance, Card Lifecycle, Processors, BIN Sponsors, Payment Schemes, Settlement and Reconciliation
Additional: JavaScript, TypeScript, API Integration, Testing, Debugging, Monitoring and Production Support
๐ Resume Tips for This JD
Your resume must make your card-issuance experience visible immediately.
Do not bury it under a generic “Fintech Project” heading.
Use keywords such as:
Card Issuance | Card Lifecycle | Payment Processing | BIN Sponsorship | Card Processor Integration | Settlement | Reconciliation | Kafka | Spring Boot | Microservices
๐ฉ How to Apply
Interested candidates can send their updated resume directly to:
๐ง priyanka.roy@shurutech.com
Subject: Application – Java Engineer (Card Issuance) – [Your Name]
Before applying, make sure your resume clearly demonstrates:
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4+ years of backend engineering
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Java + Spring Boot
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Direct card-issuance experience
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Kafka/event-driven systems
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Microservices
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SQL
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Payment processors/BIN sponsors/schemes
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Settlement & reconciliation
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Remote collaboration experience
๐จ Important: If you have only general fintech, banking or payment-gateway experience but have never directly worked on a card issuance platform, this position may not be the right fit because card-issuance experience is explicitly mandatory.
For experienced Java engineers who genuinely understand the card ecosystem, however, this could be a strong opportunity to work on high-impact fintech infrastructure from a remote India setup. ๐ณ๐
