Tech Lead - Backend

responsibilities, qualifications, and similar jobs on Linked In. About the Role As a Tech Lead , you aren’t just writing code; you are setting the technical direction for your team and owning outcomes end to end. You will drive architecture and design for critical systems, lead execution across squads, and be the engineer the team turns to for hard technical calls. You will raise the engineering bar by mentoring SDE-I and SDE-II engineers, leading design and code reviews, and partnering with the EM and PM to shape the team’s technical roadmap. You will be a force multiplier for the team in a fast-paced, agile environment. Job Title: Tech Lead - Backend EDUCATION: B.Tech or Dual Degree (Computer Science/IT preferred) Experience: 6–8 Years of relevant experience Location: Bangalore Why work with us? Engineering team consisting of past startup founders, IIT alumni and serial hackathon winners High standard of engineering quality and opportunity to work on a cutting-edge tech stack Solve unique scalability challenges Learn how the Indian lending system works on the inside High-impact role at a fast-paced growth company As a Tech Lead, you will: Partner with PMs, EMs and vertical leaders to own the technical roadmap and build abstractions for the platform/system Own architecture and design for core systems that underpin business and engineering capabilities Be the technical point of accountability for deployments, production incidents and performance issues for your team’s services Partner with Dev Ops and Platform teams to shape infrastructure, scalability patterns and operational best practices Set and continuously raise the bar on engineering practices across design, development, testing and code review Grow the team by mentoring SDE-I / SDE-II engineers, driving interview loops, and representing Rupeek’s tech culture externally Desired Skill : Deep experience designing and operating high-performing, scalable and reliable distributed services Strong grasp of service decomposition, API design and modularising monoliths into well-bounded services Proven track record with concurrency, storage and caching at production scale Multiplies the team’s productivity by articulating standards, removing blockers and levelling up peers Hands-on with performance testing, profiling and debugging memory or latency issues in production Technical leadership skills to align engineers across squads and vendor teams toward a shared outcome Profile : 6–8 yrs of experience, with 4+ years building and operating high-performance distributed systems in production First principle problem solver Knowledge of best practices in areas like accessibility and security Should have in-depth knowledge of coding standards and security guidelines for all the technologies Strong understanding of information security domains and possesses a well-rounded technical background Good to have: Prior experience in the BFSI sector Join our pioneering team at Rupeek Fintech and play a pivotal role in shaping the future landscape of Technology in the Fintech sector! Show more Show less Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Industries Financial Services, Insurance, and Banking Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Rupeek by 2x See who you know Get notified when a new job is posted. Set alert Sign in to set job alerts for “Lead Technician” roles. Email or phone Password Show Forgot password? Sign in Sign in with Email or New to Linked In? Join now By clicking Continue to join or sign in, you agree to Linked In’s User Agreement , Privacy Policy , and Cookie Policy . Jobs Technology Executive jobs Tech Lead - Backend