Cashfree Payments salary in India
Cashfree Payments salary India 2026: SWE mid ₹18–30 LPA, senior ₹32–50 LPA. Pre-IPO ESOP. India's leading payment gateway. Bengaluru CTC guide.
Software Engineer at Cashfree Payments
Total CTC by level, in lakhs per annum. Base, variable and equity combined.
| Level | Total CTC | Base | Equity | Confidence | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | 18 to 30 LPA | Not reported | 1.5 to 4 | Reported | 2026-05-07 |
| Senior | 32 to 50 LPA | Not reported | 4 to 10 | Reported | 2026-05-07 |
Peer median for Indian Fintech at this level is 38 to 65 LPA, across 29 companies.
Cashfree Payments snapshot
- Scale
- ~1,000 employees. Bengaluru HQ. Revenue ~₹500 Cr+ FY24. Backed by SoftBank, Y Combinator, State Bank of India. Processing $80B+ TPV annually.
- Products
- Cashfree Payment Gateway, Cashfree Payouts (vendor and salary disbursement), Cashfree AutoCollect (virtual accounts), Cashfree Instant Refunds, Cashfree Subscriptions, Cashfree Softpos (tap-to-pay)
- Interview notes
- 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.
Read the Cashfree Payments interview guide
Frequently asked questions
What is the Software Engineer salary at Cashfree Payments India 2026?
Software Engineers at Cashfree Payments in India earn between ₹18L and ₹50L total CTC (2026, mid to senior, 25th–90th percentile).
Cashfree Payments mid-level (SDE-2) Software Engineer: what's the pay in 2026?
Cashfree Payments's mid-level (sde-2) Software Engineers see ₹18L–₹30L total CTC in 2026, per AmbitionBox + Glassdoor 2026.
How much does a senior (SDE-3+) Software Engineer earn at Cashfree Payments?
At the senior (sde-3+) band, Cashfree Payments Software Engineers in India take home ₹32L–₹50L total CTC (2026 data, Glassdoor).
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