Lead Engineer

About The Role

We are seeking a Lead Engineer for our Bengaluru, Karnataka team in India. At Target Tech, we use agile practices and leverage open-source software to adapt and build best-in-class technology for our team members and guests.

• Design scalable architecture with the best choice of tech.
• Hands-on development on complicated tasks ensuring production readiness.
• Planning work delivery while mentoring and coaching others.
• Ensuring observability, reliability, security (vulnerability identification), and stability across domains.

We are looking for a proven leader with 7+ years of experience in software design and development, specifically focusing on JVM-based technologies like Java and Kotlin. You will guide technical teams driving products at scale using Spring Boot or Micronaut frameworks.

Required Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Java / Kotlin
• Microservices Architecture (Scalable design)
• Spring Boot or Micronaut experience
• Kafka for Messaging Systems
• NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB) and SQL-based databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle)
• CI/CD tools
• Unit and Integration Testing (Spock, JUnit)
• GCP Cloud Services
• Docker & Kubernetes for Containerization
• Grafana & ELK Stack for Monitoring

Nice to Have Skills

• Kotlin Functional Programming paradigms
• Legacy System Modernization experience
• Security Best Practices (OWASP)
• Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

To learn more about our benefits and culture in India, please visit Life at Target.