Technical Lead

Technology Lead – Java / Golang

Location: Bangalore | Experience: 8+ Years | Role: 70% Hands-on IC | 30% Technical Leadership

Role Overview

IDFC FIRST Bank is looking for a hands-on Technology Lead with strong expertise in Java and/or Golang 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.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & 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, SRE, DevOps, and business stakeholders.

• Manage technical dependencies across multiple platforms and engineering pods.

• Drive Agile delivery, technical governance, and engineering standards.

Mandatory Technical Skills

Java 8+/17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud and/or Golang

Microservices Architecture & REST API Development

Distributed Systems & Event-Driven Architecture

Kafka / Messaging Platforms

SQL & NoSQL Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB)

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Docker, Kubernetes, Containerization

CI/CD Pipelines, Git, DevOps Automation

System Design, Scalability & Performance Engineering

API Security, OAuth, JWT, Authentication & Authorization

Monitoring & Observability (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk)

Design Patterns, Automated Testing & Engineering Best Practices Ideal Candidate

• 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.