Tech Lead Engineering Lead

Job Description - Tech Lead / Engineering Lead

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Tech Lead / Engineering Lead to lead backend engineering system architecture
scalability and technical delivery across multiple fintech and digital platforms. The role requires strong ownership
production troubleshooting capabilities leadership under pressure and hands-on technical expertise in scalable
payment systems and cloud-native architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Lead backend engineering and architecture decisions across platforms
Design scalable secure and high-availability systems
Define engineering standards coding practices and architecture guidelines
Lead modernization initiatives including microservices and platform scalability
Own production stability and critical incident handling
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) and preventive action implementation
Improve observability monitoring logging alerting and troubleshooting practices
Manage engineering delivery timelines and technical execution
Coordinate with QA DevOps product and infrastructure teams
Reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability

Infrastructure & Scalability

Work closely with DevOps teams on Kubernetes Docker and cloud infrastructure
Optimize application and database performance
Implement scalable event-driven and asynchronous processing architectures
Support high-volume transaction processing systems

Security & Compliance

Ensure engineering practices align with security and regulatory requirements
Support secure coding standards and infrastructure security controls
Participate in security reviews and compliance initiatives

Required Skills & Experience

7 years of backend engineering experience
Strong experience with Python FastAPI Django and microservices architecture
Strong experience with PostgreSQL and MySQL optimization
Experience with Kubernetes Docker and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure)
Strong understanding of distributed systems and scalable architectures
Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana Prometheus ELK etc.)
Strong debugging and production incident management skills
Experience leading engineering teams and technical delivery

Preferred Experience

FinTech payment gateway banking or regulated industry experience (Mandatory)
Experience handling high-volume transactional systems
PCI DSS SOC2 or security/compliance exposure
Experience with event-driven architecture queues and async processing

Key Qualities

Strong ownership mentality
Leadership under pressure
Problem-solving and RCA mindset
Clear communication and accountability
Ability to work in fast-paced production environments

Required Skills:

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