Tech Lead Developer

Position Summary

We are looking for a Tech Lead Developer on behalf of our client, a well-established and fast-growing fintech company with strong achievements in digital financial services and payment solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on development experience combined with proven leadership skills, and will lead engineering teams in building scalable, secure, and high-performance fintech systems.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership

• Lead and guide engineering teams to deliver high-quality fintech products
• Define and enforce technical standards, architecture, and best practices
• Mentor and support developers in their technical and career growth
• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and business teams
• Drive planning, estimation, and successful delivery of projects
• Promote accountability, ownership, and a strong engineering culture

Development

• Actively contribute to backend and/or frontend development
• Design and build scalable, secure, and high-performance systems
• Develop APIs, integrations, and payment-related services
• Ensure code quality through reviews and testing practices
• Support production issue investigation and resolution
• Contribute to system optimization and continuous improvement

Required Experience

• Minimum 5+ years of combined experience in software development and technical leadership roles.

• Experience in fintech, banking, or payment systems is highly desirable.

Required Technical Skills

Backend Development

• Java / Spring Boot
• Node.js
• .NET
• Go

Frontend Development

• React

Databases

• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Redis

APIs & Integrations

• REST APIs
• GraphQL
• Webhooks
• Third-party integrations
• Banking and payment integrations

Cloud & DevOps

• AWS
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines
• GitHub Actions / GitLab CI / Jenkins

System Architecture

• Microservices
• Event-driven systems
• Distributed systems
• Kafka / RabbitMQ

Skills Required:

• Computer / Software / It / Data