Team Lead - Backend Engineering
Summary
Lead a team of backend engineers building secure, scalable banking platforms using Java/Kotlin, Spring Boot, and Azure while balancing hands-on coding with people leadership.
Role Summary
Lead the engineers shaping the future of digital banking. Are you a hands‑on technology leader who enjoys building high-performance teams as much as great software? Do you thrive in complex environments where engineering excellence, customer outcomes, and people development go hand in hand? At ING, we’re looking for a Team Lead to lead a team of talented backend engineers delivering secure, scalable, and resilient solutions across customer-facing applications, core banking platforms, digital channels, and shared technology services. This is an opportunity to influence technical direction, mentor engineers, and contribute directly to the development of modern banking solutions.
As a Team Lead, you will lead a team of 10‑12 backend engineers while remaining actively involved in software delivery and technical decision‑making. You’ll balance people leadership with hands‑on engineering, helping your team deliver high‑quality solutions while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning. Working closely with Product Owners, Architects, Business Analysts, and Engineering Leaders, you’ll guide delivery priorities, support architectural decisions, and help drive the adoption of modern engineering practices.
About the Team
Our teams build and support critical platforms that power the banking experiences of millions of customers. We operate at scale, embrace cloud transformation, and leverage modern engineering practices to deliver reliable and secure solutions. You’ll join an environment that values large‑scale engineering challenges, modern software development practices, cloud‑native and microservices architectures, international collaboration across global teams, continuous improvement and innovation, high levels of ownership and autonomy, as well as career growth and leadership development.
Required Skills
- Minimum 5 years of people leadership experience within software engineering teams
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing engineers
- Experience managing team performance, career development, and recruitment activities
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship‑building skills
- Demonstrated success delivering enterprise‑scale technology solutions
- Ability to manage competing priorities and make informed decisions in fast‑paced environments
- Experience working within Agile delivery models
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Technical Expertise – Must Have
- Strong backend engineering experience using Java (Java 11+ preferred)
- Experience developing applications using Kotlin
- Deep expertise with Spring Framework and Spring Boot
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs
- Strong understanding of microservices architecture
- Experience with Azure and cloud‑based development environments
- Experience implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of DevOps practices and software delivery automation
- Experience with Git and modern source control practices
- Knowledge of automated testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
- Strong understanding of software design principles, object‑oriented programming, and secure software development practices
Technical Expertise – Preferred
- Financial services or banking industry experience
- Experience with SQL databases, JPA, and Hibernate
- Exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Maven, and related engineering toolchains
- Knowledge of reliability engineering and operational excellence practices
What We Offer
- Opportunity to lead a highly skilled team of engineers
- A balanced role combining people leadership and hands‑on technical contribution
- Exposure to large‑scale, business‑critical platforms
- Participation in cloud transformation and modernization initiatives
- A culture that supports learning, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Opportunities to collaborate with global teams and stakeholders
- The chance to influence engineering standards, architecture, and delivery practices
- Career growth within a technology‑driven international organization
Equal Opportunity Statement
At ING, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
Our commitment to pay equity means you’ll be valued for your skills, not your gender.