Technical Lead (SDE 3)

Overview

We are looking for a systems-driven and performance-focused Technical Lead/SDE-3 to build and scale the core backend infrastructure of our fixed-income investment platform. You will be responsible for designing distributed systems, writing high-performance code in Go or Java, and ensuring platform reliability through strong monitoring and CI/CD practices. This role is critical to delivering a secure, scalable, and seamless experience for our users as we grow rapidly in the fintech space.

*Responsibilities: *

• Design and implement scalable, distributed backend systems to power our investment products and APIs.
• Write clean, efficient, and testable code in Go and/or Java following best practices in modularity and maintainability.
• Own the end-to-end backend lifecycle from system design to deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Build robust infrastructure using AWS cloud services (e. g., EC2 RDS, Lambda, S3 SQS).
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, reliable, and repeatable deployments.
• Monitor performance and system health using open-source observability tools such as Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, and Alert Manager.
• Diagnose production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and implement long-term fixes to ensure platform resilience.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and QA teams to ship high-quality features and improvements.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and design sessions.
• Contribute to engineering processes, internal tooling, and documentation to raise the bar on team productivity and product quality.

Requirements:

• 8 - 10 years of experience building and scaling backend systems in a production environment.
• Strong command of Go and/or Java, with a deep understanding of object-oriented and concurrent programming concepts.
• Proven experience designing and implementing distributed systems, microservices, and RESTful APIs.
• Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and services such as EC2 S3 RDS, Lambda, and SQS.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring stacks like Grafana, Loki, Prometheus, or equivalent tools.
• Experience in setting up and optimizing CI/CD pipelines using tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar.
• Solid understanding of database systems (SQL and NoSQL) and caching solutions (e. g., Redis).
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to incident resolution.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams.
• Prior experience working in startups or high-growth product environments is a strong plus.
• Bonus: Background in fintech, investments, or wealth-tech domains.