Technical Architect | Fintech | 9-15YOE

Hyderabad Permanent View Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on Technical Architect to lead the design and evolution of highly scalable, secure, and resilient technology platforms. This role combines deep system design expertise with practical engineering leadership, driving architecture strategy, mentoring senior engineers, and enabling rapid product innovation in a modern cloud-native environment.
  • Shape architecture for scalable, AI-ready product platforms
  • Influence engineering standards across multiple teams

About Our Client

A fast-growing technology-led product organisation building enterprise-grade digital platforms that handle high volumes of data and transactions. The company is focused on modern cloud architecture, distributed systems, and emerging AI technologies, with a strong emphasis on engineering excellence, scalability, and product innovation.

Job Description

  • Define and drive platform architecture across products and engineering teams
  • Design scalable, highly available, secure, and fault-tolerant distributed systems
  • Lead architectural decisions for microservices, APIs, databases, messaging, and cloud infrastructure
  • Build proofs of concept and remain actively involved in code, design reviews, and technical problem-solving
  • Establish engineering standards, architectural principles, and development best practices
  • Architect for multi-tenancy, observability, performance optimisation, and operational resilience
  • Partner with Engineering, Product, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical solutions
  • Mentor Lead and Senior Engineers on architecture, technology choices, and system design
  • Evaluate and drive adoption of emerging technologies including GenAI, LLMs, RAG, and AI agents

The Successful Applicant

  • 9 to 15 years of software engineering experience with strong architecture ownership
  • Extensive hands-on backend or full-stack development experience
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures
  • Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, caching, messaging, and event-driven systems
  • Proven experience building secure, highly available, and observable platforms at scale
  • Ability to balance scalability, reliability, performance, and delivery timelines
  • Track record of influencing technical direction across multiple engineering teams
  • Strong stakeholder management, communication, and mentoring skills
  • Exposure to B2B SaaS, FinTech, transaction-heavy platforms, or multi-tenant systems preferred
  • Experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG architectures, AI agents, or LLMOps is advantageous
  • Prior experience in high-growth product organisations or startup environments preferred

What's on Offer

  • A permanent role in the fintech industry.
  • An opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology.
  • The chance to design and shape innovative solutions.



If you're interested in this role, feel free to apply.

Quote job ref
JN-092026-7107753

Job summary

Function
Information Technology
Sub Sector
IT Development
What is your area of specialisation?
Financial Services
Location
Hyderabad
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-092026-7107753

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.