Technical Lead

Mygate; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Mygate requires an experienced Backend Lead to steer the design and development of scalable backend systems. You will own architecture, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into robust solutions.

You will lead Java/Spring Boot based services, craft microservices architectures, and drive performance, reliability, and observability across the stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software/backend development with Java.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Experience in System Design and Software Architecture for scalable systems.
• Proven ability designing distributed, highly available backend systems.
• Strong REST APIs knowledge and service-to-service communication.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases and caching/messaging systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, containerization, and CI/CD tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins/GitHub Actions).
• Proven leadership, mentoring, and people management abilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and implementation of scalable backend apps using Java/Spring Boot.
• Create and evolve microservices architectures focused on scalability and reliability.
• Own system design and architecture for complex products and business needs.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and roadmaps.
• Guide and mentor engineers; drive technical discussions and reviews.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, and cross-functional teams.
• Promote best practices in testing, deployment, monitoring, and observability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

System design

Software architecture

API design

Distributed systems

SQL/NoSQL

Caching/Messaging

Concurrency/Performance

Cloud & CI/CD

Docker & Kubernetes

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Code quality & testing

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

API security

Job description

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced and technically strong Backend Lead to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, along with strong hands-on experience in system design, software architecture, and building scalable backend systems.

The candidate will be responsible for driving the technical design and development of complex backend applications, while also providing technical leadership to the engineering team. Beyond coding, this role requires someone who understands the product and business context, can translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, and has experience leading and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable and high-performance backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design and develop robust microservices-based architectures with a focus on scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Own and drive system design and architecture for complex products and business requirements.
• Evaluate technical requirements and translate them into effective, scalable, and maintainable solutions.
• Work closely with Product, Business, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to understand product requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of the product, business domain, customer needs, and technical trade-offs while making architectural decisions.
• Lead technical discussions and make decisions around architecture, technology selection, design patterns, APIs, databases, scalability, and performance.
• Review existing systems and identify opportunities for optimization, modernization, scalability, and reliability improvements.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to coding standards, engineering best practices, and architectural principles.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and technical issues, including performance and scalability challenges.
• Establish and promote best practices around software development, testing, deployment, monitoring, and observability.
• Mentor and guide engineers, helping them grow technically and professionally.
• Manage and lead a team of engineers, including task allocation, technical guidance, performance feedback, and career development.
• Collaborate with engineering leadership to define technical roadmaps and drive successful execution.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies, engineering practices, and industry trends, and evaluate their applicability to the product.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software/backend development, with significant experience in Java.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices.
• Strong understanding and practical experience in System Design and Software Architecture.
• Proven experience designing scalable, distributed, and highly available backend systems.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs, service-to-service communication, distributed systems, and API design.
• Good understanding of database technologies, including SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with caching, messaging/streaming systems, asynchronous processing, and other distributed-system concepts is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of design patterns, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and performance optimization.
• Experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD, containerization, and tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, etc. is preferred.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, testing methodologies, code quality, and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in technical leadership and people management.
• Ability to mentor engineers, conduct technical discussions, provide constructive feedback, and build high-performing teams.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound technical decisions and balance business requirements with technical considerations.