Lead design, architecture and hands-on implementation of backend services. Mentor and manage a team of developers, enforce coding standards, and deliver scalable, high-performance microservices on AWS.
Technical Lead - Backend
About Us:
Paytm is India's leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India, Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytm’s mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.
About the role:
As a Technical Lead, you will be developing the detailed design structure, implementing the best practices and coding standards, leading a team of developers for successful delivery of the project. You will be working on design, architecture and hands-on coding.
Requirements:
● 6+ years of server-side application development experience with Java, Spring boot, Microservices, AWS Demonstrated experience delivering highly scalable products Deeply technical with a track record of successful delivery.
● An entrepreneurial spirit combined with strong program and product management skills. Proven success in building, motivating and retaining teams.
● Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex plans and designs.
● Excellent judgment, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Excellent design and architecture knowledge.
Preferred Qualification : Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Skills that will help you succeed in this role:
● Tech Stack: Lang: Java/Golang DB: RDBMS, Messaging: Kafka/RabbitMQ, Caching: Redis/Aerospike, Micro services, AWS.
● Strong experience in scaling, performance tuning & optimization at both API and storage layers.
● Hands-on leader, and problem solver with a passion for excellence.
Why join us:
● Because you get an opportunity to make a difference, and have a great time doing that
● You are challenged and encouraged here to do stuff that is meaningful for you and for those we serve
● You should work with us if you think seriously about what technology can do for people
● We are successful, and our successes are rooted in our people's collective energy and unwavering focus on the customer, and that's how it will always be.
● Learn more about the exciting work we do in Tech by reading our Engineering blogs
Compensation:
If you are the right fit, we believe in creating wealth for you. With enviable 500 mn+ registered users, 21 mn+ merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem, we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants – and we are committed to it. India’s largest digital lending story is brewing here. It’s your opportunity to be a part of the story!
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