IND Lead Software Engineer

The Hartford; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford is seeking an IND Lead Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable full‑stack apps using Angular 18, Spring Boot 3, JDK 17, and PostgreSQL in a dynamic, collaborative environment.

You will drive API governance with APIC, AWS API Gateway, and Apigee, implement secure, reliable services, and mentor engineers while leading complex features in an agile setup.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands‑on software engineering experience with strong specialization in either front‑end (Angular) or back‑end (Spring Boot) development.
• Expertise with Java/JDK 17, Spring Boot 3, Spring Batch, Hibernate, and microservices architecture.
• Strong understanding of API lifecycle management and integration patterns; experience with enterprise API platforms (e.g., APIC).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full‑stack applications using Angular 18, Spring Boot 3, JDK 17, and PostgreSQL.
• Build, integrate, and optimize microservices with Spring Boot, Spring Batch, REST APIs, and event‑driven patterns.
• Define and develop API solutions leveraging APIC, API Gateway, and Apigee for governance and security.
• Drive front‑end excellence with Angular 18 and RxJS; develop automated UI tests with Playwright.
• Collaborate across product, architecture, platform, and cloud teams to ensure enterprise standards.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering practices, testing standards, and architectural patterns.

Skills

Angular

Spring Boot

Java/JDK 17

Playwright

SQL

AWS

CI/CD

Security

API integration

RxJS

Tools

IBM API Connect APIC

AWS API Gateway

Google Apigee

AWS Glue

AWS Lambda

S3

CodePipeline

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

IND Lead Software Engineer - GCC026

We’re determined to make a difference and are proud to be an insurance company that goes well beyond coverages and policies. Working here means having every opportunity to achieve your goals – and to help others accomplish theirs, too. Join our team as we help shape the future.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Angular 18, Spring Boot 3, JDK 17, Hibernate, and PostgreSQL. Build, integrate, and optimize microservices using Spring Boot 3, Spring Batch, REST APIs, and event-driven patterns. Define and develop API solutions leveraging IBM API Connect (APIC), AWS API Gateway, Google Apigee for governance, security, and lifecycle management. Drive front-end excellence by building modern, performant UI components using Angular 18, RxJS. Develop automated UI test suites using Playwright to ensure application quality and reliability. Collaborate across product, architecture, platform, and cloud teams to ensure adherence to enterprise standards and high-quality solution design. Design and implement data pipelines or integrations with AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, S3, and related AWS services. Ensure high levels of security, performance, and reliability across services and applications. Implement observability and monitoring using tools such as CloudWatch, Splunk, Dynatrace or equivalent. Participate in code reviews and contribute reusable, maintainable, and well-abstracted components. Lead/participate technical decision-making, evaluating trade-offs to deliver customer-centric solutions. Mentor engineers and provide guidance on engineering practices, testing standards, and architectural patterns. Work in an agile environment, managing multiple priorities with strong attention to detail and clear communication of risks and dependencies.

Required Skills & Experience

5–8 years of hands‑on software engineering experience with strong specialization in either front‑end (Angular) or back‑end (Spring Boot) development. Expertise with Java/JDK 17, Spring Boot 3, Spring Batch, Hibernate, and microservices architecture. Strong understanding of microservices integration, distributed systems concepts, API lifecycle management, and integration patterns. Experience with IBM API Connect (APIC) or equivalent enterprise API management platforms. Proficiency in Angular 18, TypeScript, RxJS, modular architecture, and component‑driven development (for front‑end‑focused candidates). Hands‑on experience with Playwright for automated UI testing. Strong SQL experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, optimization, and performance tuning. Familiarity with AWS services, including AWS Glue, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, and cloud‑native application deployment. Experience with CI/CD tools (Code pipeline, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, uDeploy, or similar) and DevSecOps principles. Solid understanding of application security, authentication/authorization, and secure coding practices. Strong problem‑solving, communication, leadership, and cross‑team collaboration skills.

About Us | Our Culture | What It’s Like to Work Here

Every day, a day to do right. Showing up for people isn’t just what we do. It’s who we are – and have been for more than 200 years. We’re devoted to finding innovative ways to serve our customers, communities and employees—continually asking ourselves what more we can do. Is our policy language as simple and inclusive as it can be? Can we better help businesses navigate our ever‑changing world? What else can we do to destigmatize mental health in the workplace? Can we make our communities more equitable? That we can rise to the challenge of these questions is due in no small part to our company values that our employees have shaped and defined. And while how we contribute looks different for each of us, it’s these values that drive all of us to do more and to do better every day.