Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python Backend

🏢 JP Morgan
📍 Bengaluru, IndiaFull-timeOn-site
📅 Posted: 1w ago🔄 Updated: 1w ago
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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CTO LOB, you will be an integral part of an agile team responsible for enhancing, building, and delivering market-leading technology products. You will execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond conventional approaches. Key responsibilities include developing secure and high-quality production code, reviewing and debugging code written by others, and driving team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed. You will also identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues to enhance operational stability and lead evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams for architectural designs. Required qualifications include formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and over 10 years of applied experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. Advanced proficiency in Java/Python programming languages is essential, along with demonstrated experience leading the effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools. A strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, and advanced knowledge of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security are also required. In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems, as well as practical cloud-native experience, are necessary.
Required Skills
Information Technology
JavaPythonCI/CDCloud Security
Other
responsible AI use
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Resilience
Nice to have:
Information Technology
AWS
Other
Platform Engineering
Requirements
Requires formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years of applied experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability. Advanced proficiency in Java/Python programming languages is essential, along with demonstrated experience leading the effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools. A strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, and advanced knowledge of agile methodologies like CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security are also required. In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry's IT systems and practical cloud-native experience are necessary.
Description
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. 

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CTO LOB you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. 

Job responsibilities
  • Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
  • Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  • Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
  • Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
  • Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
  • Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • A. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience 
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced in Java/Python programming language(s)
  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
  • Practical cloud native experience
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • AWS hands on experience
  • Platform engineering experience
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