Technology Lead Java / Golang

Location: Bangalore | Experience: 7+ 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

- 7+ years of backend engineering experience.

- Currently hands-on with coding and architecture.

- Proven experience leading technical initiatives without moving away from development.

- Robust problem-solving skills with the ability to influence architecture and engineering decisions.

- Passionate about building scalable, resilient, and secure platforms.

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