Technical Lead - Backend (Lending Tech)

Paytm; Dadri; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to make a difference

Meaningful work

Engaging technology discussions

Inclusive company culture

Job summary

Paytm, a leading mobile payments and financial services company in India, is seeking a Technical Lead - Backend to develop designs, implement best practices, and lead teams in delivering scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 6 years of experience in server-side development with a strong knowledge of Java/Golang, Spring Boot, and AWS. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact by shaping technology for businesses and consumers, emphasizing collaborative energy and customer focus.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of server-side application development experience.
• Experience delivering highly scalable products.
• Excellent judgment, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed design structure and implement coding standards.
• Lead a team of developers for successful project delivery.
• Work on design, architecture, and hands-on coding.

Skills

Server-side application development

Java/Golang

Spring Boot

Microservices

AWS

Kafka/RabbitMQ

Redis/Aerospike

Education

Bachelor's/Master's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Technical Lead - Backend

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/Golang, 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, Microservices, 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!