Loading...Loading...Loading...Loading...Salary Guide · India 2026
Cashfree Payments is India's fastest-growing payment gateway, processing $80B+ annually. It is the preferred gateway for many Indian unicorns and is known for its developer-first API and superior payout (vendor payment) infrastructure. The figures below reflect total CTC — base, variable, and equity combined — at the 25th–90th percentile of reported Cashfree Payments offers in India, cross-checked against AmbitionBox and Glassdoor.
Software Engineer · Senior / 6–9 yrs
₹32L – ₹50Ltotal CTC
Working at Cashfree Payments
~1,000 employees. Bengaluru HQ. Revenue ~₹500 Cr+ FY24. Backed by SoftBank, Y Combinator, State Bank of India. Processing $80B+ TPV annually.
What the interview actually tests
Pre-IPO ESOP: credibility moderate; SBI as a strategic investor is a positive signal. Interview: payment systems design (idempotency, reconciliation, settlement), distributed systems (consistent hashing, saga pattern for payments), and Go/Java. Known for a strong engineering culture at payments depth.
Role
Total CTC ranges for Software Engineers at Cashfree Payments India, from fresher to senior level.
| Experience Level | Total CTC (LPA) | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Mid-level / 3–5 yrs | ₹18L – ₹30L | ESOP₹1.5L – ₹4L/yr |
| Senior / 6–9 yrs | ₹32L – ₹50L | ESOP₹4L – ₹10L/yr |
How this compares
The senior Software Engineer band above sits against a Indian Fintech peer median of ₹38L – ₹65L LPA across 29 other Indian Fintech companies we track.
What the Cashfree Payments interview actually looks like
Salary bands here reflect total CTC drawn from reported offers (primarily AmbitionBox, with Glassdoor as a secondary cross-check), supplemented by company disclosures where available — not a single data point. See our methodology for how we source and label pay data. Spot a figure that looks off? Email .
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