Technical Lead Engineer - Identity Platform & Microservices

Synechron; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentoring program

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Synechron is seeking a hands-on Technical Lead Engineer in Hyderabad to design, build, and operate distributed identity platforms using modern microservices, cloud technologies, and AI-assisted tooling. The role demands deep technical ownership across the software delivery lifecycle and collaboration with product, architecture, and security teams.

You will mentor engineers, shape engineering standards, and leverage AI tools like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery and improve

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices supporting IAM capabilities.
• Build secure authentication, authorization, entitlement, and customer access platforms.
• Develop scalable REST APIs and event-driven services.
• Deliver high-quality software using CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Skills

Java 17+/21

RESTful API design

Microservices

Cloud-native architectures

Event-driven systems

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Domain-driven design

API-first architecture

ReactJS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

Claude Code

GitHub Copilot

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

• RESTful API design

As a Technical Lead Engineer, you will design, build, and operate distributed identity platforms leveraging modern microservices architecture, cloud technologies, event-driven systems, and AI-assisted engineering practices.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong technical depth, an ownership mindset, and the ability to contribute across the entire software delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based microservices supporting enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities.
• Build secure authentication, authorization, entitlement, and customer access platforms.
• Develop scalable REST APIs and event-driven services.
• Deliver high-quality software using modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and DevSecOps.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
• Work closely with product owners, architects, and security teams.
• Leverage AI engineering tools such as Claude Code and GitHub Copilot to accelerate delivery and improve code quality.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.

Mandatory Skills

Backend Engineering

• 12+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong expertise in:
  • Java 17+/21
  • RESTful API design

Microservices & Architecture

• Proven experience building:
  • Cloud-native microservices
  • Distributed systems
  • High-availability platforms
  • Event-driven architectures

Strong understanding of

• Domain-driven design
• Design patterns
• API-first architecture
• Scalability and performance optimization

Identity & Security

Highly desirable experience across enterprise IAM platforms especially SailPoint and identity ecosystems.

Front-End Engineering

• Strong experience with:
  • ReactJS
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML5/CSS3
• Experience integrating frontend applications with secure APIs and identity services.

Data & Messaging

• Experience with:
  • Kafka
  • Event streaming
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
• Knowledge of high-volume transaction systems is preferred.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong engineering ownership mindset.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical initiatives.
• Excellent stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience working in Agile product teams.
• Passion for modern software engineering and continuous learning.
• Financial Services, Banking, or Identity domain experience preferred.

YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.