Technical Lead

This position is ON-SITE Working in the office 5 days / week.

Immediate Start preferred

Tech Lead with 8+ years of experience

Previous applicants need not reapply!

You'll be well placed in our dynamic and friendly Development Team.

Situated in the prestigious Silver Utopia Building, Chakala,

Andheri East, Mumbai – 400099, Maharashtra

Overview of the position

full-time, on-site role

The Tech Lead plays a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of complex technology projects by providing technical direction, leadership, and mentorship to the development team, whilst ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software solutions aligned with business goals and timelines.

analysing product requirements, design implementations,

You will be an integral part of an innovative, dedicated, and high-performance team and you’ll need to match their level of excellence, delivering world-class banking applications.

Requirements of the position

The incumbent is expected to:

• Always consider Ziksu’s objectives first when undertaking all duties.
• Communicate effectively, model integrity and respect in all interactions.
• Operate within Ziksu’s framework, policies and procedures and ensure effective transparency and accountability in all activity.
• Collaborate with staff in other departments to achieve common goals and best practice.
• Facilitate business improvements as appropriate.
• Demonstrate analytical problem-solving skills, customer focus and alignment with Ziksu’s strategic objectives.
• Support organisational change and continuous improvement by actively contributing to achieve Ziksu’s vision, mission, and priorities.
• Comply with the requirements of Ziksu’s Code of Conduct and all relevant legislation including EEO, OSH and Records Management.

Role specific responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical design and architecture

  of fintech systems across mobile, web, and backend services.
• Remain

  hands-on with code

  , with the ability to conduct design reviews, code reviews, performance optimization, and POCs.
• Build scalable systems using

  Flutter (mobile)

  ,

  Java (backend)

  ,

  React/Next.js (frontend)

  , and

  Oracle DB

  .
• Collaborate closely with product owners and domain experts to ensure requirements align with technology and compliance needs.
• Enforce engineering best practices—secure coding, code quality, automation, CI/CD, logging, and monitoring.
• Ensure adherence to

  compliance standards

  such as PCI-DSS, KYC/AML, and integration with payments infrastructure.
• Drive performance tuning and optimization for mission-critical payment and banking systems.
• Collaborative effectively with cross-functional (technical and non-technical) teams
• Mentor a team of 5–10 engineers, providing technical direction, peer support, and career growth guidance.
• Participate in system integration decisions, third-party vendor selection, and long-term tech roadmap planning.

Requirements

• Mandatory experience in

  fintech, digital banking, or payment systems

  .
• Deep expertise in

  Java

  (Spring Boot or similar),

  React/Next.js

  , and

  Oracle DB (PL/SQL, tuning)

  .
• Solid understanding of mobile development using

  Flutter

  or native-technologies (

  Kotlin/Swift

  ).
• Use

  Postman

  to

  test

  ,

  debug

  , and

  document RESTful APIs

  , ensuring reliable integration between frontend, backend, and third-party services and payment networks.
• Utilize

  Jira

  for

  project planning

  ,

  task tracking

  ,

  sprint management

  , and ensuring visibility and accountability across development teams.
• Familiarity with

  DevOps practices

  including

  CI/CD pipelines, Docker, version control (Git), automated testing

  practices and

  infrastructure-as-code tools

  .
• Demonstrated experience in

  mentoring teams

  , conducting

  code reviews

  , and setting

  coding standards

  .
• Excellent

  problem-solving

  ,

  analytical

  , and

  decision-making

  abilities.
• Strong understanding of financial workflows:

  transactions, settlements, reconciliations, wallets, gateways

  .
• Comfortable in

  Agile/Scrum environments

  with

  JIRA, Confluence

  , and related tools
• Strong

  communication

  , and

  stakeholder management

  skills.
• Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Passion for

  delivering high-quality digital experiences to our users

Qualifications & experience:

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in engineering (Computer Science or design discipline related).

• 8+ years

  in software engineering, with at least 3 years as a technical team lead

  .

Domain Knowledge:

• Compliance:

  Hands-on exposure to PCI-DSS, KYC/AML, and data protection best practices.

• Payments:

  Knowledge of card processing, instant transfers, UPI, ISO messaging, or payment switches is a plus.

• Security:

  Awareness of secure coding, encryption, fraud prevention, and authentication protocols (OAuth2, 2FA).

You MUST ANSWER the QUESTIONS attached and PROVIDE YOUR RESUME. Please note: Preference will be given to availability for an IMMEDIATE START (within 7 Days).

For any queries, please reach out to work@ziksu.com