Technical Lead

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

Immediate Start preferred

We are looking for a talented
Tech Lead with 8+ years of experience

to join our team.

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

This is a
full-time, on-site role
, ideal for candidates passionate about
building scalable systems, mentoring developers,
and
delivering impactful technology solutions
in a
collaborative environment.

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.

Making significant contributions to the mobile payments industry, bringing engineering excellence, innovating new features, and functions in customer centric applications, you'll be responsible for
analysing product requirements, design implementations,
and
participating in integration testing.

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)
  ,
  (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),
  
  , 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).

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