Senior Tech Lead - Tieto Banktech (m/f/d)

Job Description

Tieto Banktech is a leading financial services software and solution partner in Nordics. We deliver modular, pre-integrated banking as a service solution, as well as market leading software for core banking, payments, credit, cards, financial fraud and wealth. With unmatched scale, expertise and specialization, we drive the industry forward by enabling financial institutions to become more agile and efficient, accelerating their digital transformation journey.

This role is in the Payments and Cash Management unit, where we work on cutting-edge technology to create world-class financial products that are used by top banks worldwide.

Requirement

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Tech Lead to join our engineering team. Someone with strong technical depth, architectural thinking, and excellent leadership skills. The ideal candidate should be able to handle complex technical problems, guide the team, mentor developers, and lead by example. You will work on the design, development, and maintenance of a financial product, driving engineering best practices while working in an agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical directions to the team, guide design discussions, and ensure engineering best practices are followed.
• Design & Architecture: Contribute to system architecture, create detailed technical designs, and ensure scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Code Development: Write, review, and optimize high-quality Java code for complex components and features.
• Code Reviews: Conduct and participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards.
• Mentoring: Mentor senior and junior developers, helping them grow technically and improving team capability.
• Collaboration: Work closely with architects, product owners, QA, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Problem Solving: Lead debugging, performance tuning, and root cause analysis of complex issues.
• Delivery Ownership: Support planning, estimation, risk identification, and ensure high-quality delivery within timelines.
• Support: Oversee support activities for production systems and ensure timely resolution of critical issues.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical and architectural documentation.

Technical skills

Must have

• Java 17+
• Spring Boot
• SQL and RDBMS
• Maven
• Git
• JUnit5
• JMS
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Specmatic

Good to have

• Java 21
• AWS
• Angular
• Exposure to Observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK)
• Exposure to Application Performance Monitoring tools (AppDynamics)

Soft skills

• Willingness to learn and upskill
• Good English speaking/writing skills
• Good communication skills

At Tieto, we believe in the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds, genders (m/f/d), and walks of life to join our team, as we believe that this fosters an inspiring workplace and fuels innovation. Our commitment to openness, trust, and diversity is at the heart of our mission to create digital futures that benefit businesses, societies, and humanity.

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