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Posted 09 July, 2026

Tech Lead

Antal International
Pune, MH, IN Full Time
Reference: 2c8d360f845e3259

Job Description

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Tech Lead – Java / Distributed Systems

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Context & Environment

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You will work on critical systems at the core of payment and financial service journeys , used daily at large scale.

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Join a team of technical experts working on mission-critical banking platforms used by numerous international clients, within a stable, well-established and fast-growing group . The company operates across multiple countries, offering an international and multicultural work environment .

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You will contribute to the design and evolution of modern Java solutions , built on microservices architectures , capable of handling high transaction volumes with strong requirements in terms of security, performance and resilience .

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The technical environment is rich, demanding and cutting-edge , with on-premise and cloud deployments (AWS) and a strong software engineering culture .

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Mission

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As a Tech Lead , depending on your experience, you will play a central role in ensuring the overall technical consistency of the solutions .

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The position is part of the Architecture team , where you will be fully integrated. You will operate in a cross-functional role , collaborating closely with development teams to define, promote and enforce technical standards, best practices and guidelines , while remaining hands-on on key technical topics.

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Key Responsibilities

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Technical & Cross-Team Leadership

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• Provide technical leadership from the Architecture team to several development teams

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• Work closely with other members of the Architecture team on key architectural decisions

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• Define, promote and ensure the adoption of technical standards, best practices and guidelines

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• Supervise and validate implementation choices to ensure alignment with the target architecture

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Design & Development

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• Design and contribute to the technical foundation, shared components and SDKs

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• Lead the technical design and development of critical components

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• Take end-to-end ownership of critical components, from design to production deployment and operations

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• Ensure the quality, maintainability and scalability of solutions

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• Participate in the writing and validation of technical specifications

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Quality, Security & Robustness

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• Ensure development complies with software quality and security requirements

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• Oversee and validate code reviews and pull requests

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• Promote a strong automated testing culture (unit, integration and regression tests) integrated into CI/CD pipelines

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• Participate in software security audits and define improvement actions

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Coaching & Knowledge Sharing

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• Support and mentor developers across multiple teams

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• Prepare and lead workshops, training sessions and knowledge-sharing sessions

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• Actively contribute to knowledge transfer and best practice adoption

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Pre-Sales & Technical Expertise

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• Participate in pre-sales and technical assessment phases

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• Present technical solutions to prospective clients

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• Provide technical expertise and support to internal teams and cross-functional initiatives

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Cross-Functional Requirements

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• Strong awareness of application security topics (authentication, authorization, encryption, secrets management, etc.)

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• Solid understanding of distributed systems and data consistency challenges

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• Ability to design solutions capable of handling high volumes and high availability

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• Strong technical leadership , mentoring mindset and ability to operate in multi-team environments

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• Rigorous approach focused on quality, reliability and performance

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Profile

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You have at least 7 years of experience in software development , including proven experience as a Tech Lead .

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Strong expertise in:

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• Java / Spring / Spring Boot

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• Microservices architectures

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• PostgreSQL

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Strongly appreciated experience with:

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• Kafka

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• OpenSearch / Elasticsearch

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• Redis

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• Kubernetes

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• AWS

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Additional requirements:

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• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Maven, Docker, etc.)

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• Strong focus on code quality, engineering best practices and software security

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• Comfortable working in complex and mission-critical environments (banking, payments, finance, etc.)

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• Knowledge of banking or payment systems is a plus , but not mandatory; onboarding and domain knowledge training will be provided.

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Why Join Us?

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• Technically ambitious projects in the banking and payments industry

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• Products used at large scale by international clients

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• A stable, structured and recognized company

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• Strong investment in training, skill development and career growth

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• Modern and evolving technology stack

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• Teams composed of experienced engineers

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• Highly competitive compensation packages

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• Real opportunities to evolve toward architecture or advanced expert roles

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. Skillset Required: Clo, Team Leadership, Cro, Redis, Postgresql, Esql, Maven, Spring, Distributed Systems, Java, Elasticsearch, Jenkins, Application Security, Scala, Banking, Mentoring, Leadership, Evolve, Resilience, Aws, Sql, Postgres, Docker, Software Development

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