About the role
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 Golang.
- Architect and build microservices, REST APIs, event-driven systems, and distributed applications.
- Drive technical design, system architecture, scalability, resiliency, and performance optimization initiatives.
- Lead modernization 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, SREs, DevOps, and business stakeholders.
- Manage technical dependencies across multiple platforms and engineering pods.
- Drive Agile delivery, technical governance, and engineering standards.
Requirements:
- 7+ 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 Authorization.
- Monitoring and Observability (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk).
- Design Patterns, Automated Testing, and Engineering Best Practices.