Insurance Integration Lead (Engineering)
Level: Senior Manager
Department: Technology – Engineering
Location: Mumbai
Work Arrangement: On-site (5 days a week)
Experience: 8–10 years
Employment Type: Full-time
About Upstox
At Upstox, we’re building the future of investing — simple, powerful, and for everyone. We’re one of India’s fastest-growing fintech platforms, backed by the best in the business, including Mr. Ratan Tata and Tiger Global, and on a mission to make wealth creation accessible to every Indian. From first-time investors to seasoned traders, millions trust us to power their financial journeys. We’re not just moving fast — we’re moving with purpose. If you thrive in a high-energy, high-impact environment, you’re in the right place.
About the Role
As the Insurance Integration Lead (Engineering), you will take full ownership of the technical roadmap for insurer integrations — powering every stage from product onboarding to policy issuance, renewals, and claims. This role demands a deep technical mindset with strong leadership capabilities — you’ll architect, design, and implement complex integration frameworks that connect multiple insurance partners with the Upstox ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage end-to-end insurer integrations, covering APIs, workflows, and data flows across multiple partners.
- Design and develop scalable, microservices-based systems for product management, policy issuance, and claims.
- Partner with insurers and internal teams to define integration requirements, SLAs, and process flows.
- Build reusable integration frameworks to accelerate onboarding of new insurers and product lines.
- Manage and mentor a small engineering team, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-quality code delivery.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Business teams to align integrations with business objectives and user journeys.
- Continuously enhance integration standards, testing automation, and monitoring frameworks.
Who You Are
- 8–10 years of strong engineering experience, including at least 5 years leading insurance integration projects (policy issuance, renewals, endorsements, claims).
- Proven experience working with insurance aggregators, brokers, or InsurTech platforms.
- Hands-on expertise in backend technologies such as .NET Core, C#, Web APIs, REST/SOAP, Microservices, SQL/PostgreSQL.
- Experience with API Gateways, RabbitMQ, and microservice orchestration.
- Strong understanding of insurance product architecture, distribution models, and regulatory workflows.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, product-led environment.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science.
Why Join Upstox
- Opportunity to build and scale next-gen insurance infrastructure for millions of users.
- Work with top fintech engineers and product leaders shaping the future of financial services in India.
- A culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and continuous learning.
- Competitive compensation, growth opportunities, and a mission-driven workplace.