Associate Director, Software Engineering

HSBC; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Software Development India in Hyderabad is seeking an Associate Director of Software Engineering to lead multi-disciplinary teams across frontend and backend stacks. The role focuses on building scalable distributed solutions, end-to-end integration, and maintaining high code quality.

You will collaborate with designers and engineers to deliver reliable APIs, while guiding architecture, testing, and production support.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience with Java, Spring Boot, Cloud SQL and GCP.
• Experience with APIs and Web/Micro Services (REST, SOAP).
• Strong API integration, SOA, and development experience.

Responsibilities

• Work across the full stack to build scalable distributed solutions.
• Design and deliver end-to-end integration solutions (Angular, Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, CI/CD).
• Review code quality, ensure security, testing, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with frontend and backend engineers to create reliable APIs.
• Provide on-call support and deliver end-to-end integration applications.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

APIs

REST

SOA

Python

CloudSQL

Tools

Angular

Oracle

CI/CD

SQL

Job description

Associate Director, Software Engineering

Location: Hyderabad, TG, IN, 500032

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 20 Aug 2026

Some careers shine brighter than others.

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Software Engineering

In this role, you will:

• Work across the full stack, building highly scalable distributed solutions that enable positive user experiences and measurable business growth.
• Conduct design and code reviews to ensure code developed meets coding best practices guidelines, unit testing, security, and scalability and maintainability guidelines.
• Designing and delivering end to end integration solutions (Angular, Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, and CI/CD) for applications.
• Engage with inspiring designers and front-end engineers and collaborate with leading back-end engineers as we create reliable APIs.
• Reviewing and being responsible for code quality, facilitating development, testing support, production support and implementation of End-to-End Integration applications.
• Improving system quality by identifying issues and common patterns, and developing standard operating procedures
• Enhancing applications by identifying opportunities for improvement, making recommendations, and designing and implementing systems
• Maintaining and improving existing codebases and peer review code changes
• Liaising with colleagues to implement technical designs.
• Investigating and using new technologies where relevant
• Flexible to work in shifts and provide on-call support.
• Analytical skills and the ability to leverage large data sets to drive change and improve current ways of working - can spot trends, patterns, errors and inaccuracies, with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to work, with the skill and experience to manage and deliver multiple pieces of work at once.
• Delivery focused, and a completer-finisher who possesses tenacity and resilience to get things done.
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities.

To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:

• 1 5 + years of overall IT experience with Java, Spring Boot, CloudSQL, GCP
• Extensive experience on APIs and Web/Micro Services (REST, SOAP)
• Well versed in API integration, Service-oriented architecture, and development.
• Databases (relational, non-relational) ideally Cloud SQL
• Should be well versed with SQL
• Experience within Python would be preferred
• Experience in solution design/architecture and development on modular Java applications/APIs and Database.
• Proven ability to define and build architecturally sound solution designs.
• Experience in estimating development efforts and delivery planning.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts like firewalls, proxy servers, gateways
• Experience on cloud platforms (GCP is preferred)

Process:

• Ensuring strict adherence to all regulatory issues and compliance of all internal controls.
• Adhere to all corporate policies, code of conduct and Group Compliance Policy.

Communication:

• Great stakeholder and communication skills, to influence organizationally and deliver positive enduring change.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to see things through the eyes of our customers and colleagues.

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Issued by - HSBC Software Development India