Technical Lead

IDFC FIRST Bank is looking for a hands-on Technology Lead with strong expertise in Java and/or Go to build and scale digital banking platforms. This is a predominantly Individual Contributor (70% hands-on) role focused on coding, system design, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures, while providing technical leadership and mentoring across engineering teams.

The core responsibilities for the job include the following:

Architecture and Engineering:

• Design and develop scalable, secure, highly available backend systems using Java (Spring Boot) and/or Go.
• Architect and build microservices, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
• Drive technical design, system architecture, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimisation initiatives.
• Lead modernisation efforts for enterprise applications and digital banking platforms.
• Ensure production readiness through robust observability, monitoring, fault tolerance, and security controls.

Hands-on Development (70%):

• Write clean, scalable, production-grade code.
• Perform code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical deep dives.
• Troubleshoot complex production issues and drive root-cause analysis.
• Drive engineering excellence through test automation, CI/CD, DevOps, and secure coding practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity and code quality.

Technical Leadership (30%):

• Mentor engineers and establish engineering best practices.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, SRE, DevOps, and business stakeholders.
• Manage technical dependencies across multiple platforms and engineering pods.
• Drive Agile delivery, technical governance, and engineering standards.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Currently hands-on with coding and architecture.
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives without moving away from development.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions.
• Passionate about building scalable, resilient, and secure platforms.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

• Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and/or Go.
• Microservices Architecture and REST API Development.
• Distributed Systems and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Kafka / Messaging Platforms.
• SQL and NoSQL Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB).
• Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Docker, Kubernetes, Containerization.
• CI/CD Pipelines, Git, DevOps Automation.
• System Design, Scalability, and Performance Engineering.
• API Security, OAuth, JWT, Authentication, and Authorisation.
• Monitoring and Observability (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk).
• Design Patterns, Automated Testing, and Engineering Best Practices.