IND Senior Associate Software Engineer - SDET

The Hartford; Rangareddy; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hartford in Hyderabad, India, is seeking a Software Engineer with strong Java/API engineering skills to support modernization and cloud readiness. The role emphasizes Java patterns, secure APIs, and collaboration with US and India teams.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years of hands-on Java experience, experience with Spring Boot, and comfort with Python scripting for automation and testing. This is a full-time on-site position within an Agile POD.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of hands-on Java development experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of Java design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs and basic Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Own Java service/API design, development, testing, and support for enterprise Employee Benefits components.
• Apply design patterns and SOLID principles to build maintainable APIs.
• Use Python for automation, data/log analysis, and tooling where applicable.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Skills

Java fundamentals

Java design patterns

Spring API engineering

Python scripting

SQL/Data troubleshooting

Tools

Oracle SQL

JPA/Hibernate

REST API development

Job description

IND Senior Quality Engineer - GCC015

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.

Purpose

Recruit and assess a hands‑on Java engineer for the HIG India POD model, with emphasis on Java design patterns, secure API/backend delivery, Python as an adjacent technical skill, cloud readiness, AI developer tools, ownership, and business‑aligned execution.

Design principle

This is one Java JD. Python is included as a supporting technical skill, not as a separate role. The expectation is strong Java engineering fundamentals, AI‑assisted delivery habits, mature technical judgment, and ability to operate in an accountable POD with US + India collaboration.

Location

Hyderabad, India

Employment type

Full‑time

Experience level

2-4 years preferred; strong candidates with lower tenure may be considered if they demonstrate excellent fundamentals, learnability, and analytical problem solving.

Role family

Software Engineering - Application Development

Operating model

HIG India POD / Agile delivery team with strong collaboration across US and India

Core expectation

Strong Java engineering with Java design patterns, Spring/API delivery, SQL, automated testing, cloud readiness, AI developer tools knowledge, and Python as a supporting automation/scripting skill.

Position Overview

The Employee Benefits IT team is seeking a Software Engineer with strong Java/API engineering capabilities to support HIG India POD delivery across modernization, cloud readiness, service integration, and enterprise application support.
The ideal candidate understands Java design patterns and SOLID principles, can develop secure APIs and services, writes automated tests, uses Python as a practical supporting skill, uses logs and data to troubleshoot issues, applies AI developer tools responsibly, and collaborates across product, architecture, QA/SDET, DevOps, and business partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Own Java service/API design, development, unit/integration testing, implementation, and support for assigned components within enterprise Employee Benefits applications.
• Apply Java design patterns and SOLID principles to build maintainable, testable services and APIs without unnecessary complexity.
• Use Python as a supporting technical skill for automation, scripting, data/log analysis, test support, and engineering productivity where applicable.
• Translate business and technical requirements into secure, maintainable application modules and service contracts.
• Use AI developer tools responsibly to accelerate coding, test generation, code analysis, documentation, refactoring, debugging, and learning while validating quality, security, and compliance.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies, estimation, feature/story refinement, demos, retrospectives, and production readiness discussions.
• Collaborate with product owners, scrum masters, architects, QA/SDET, UX, platform, DevOps, and business partners to deliver outcomes, not just code.
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• Perform peer code reviews and contribute to engineering standards for code quality, testing, security, accessibility, observability, and performance.
• Troubleshoot production/non‑production issues using logs, monitoring dashboards, traces, database analysis, Python utilities where useful, and structured root‑cause thinking.
• Document technical decisions, implementation notes, runbooks, operational impacts, and knowledge‑transfer artifacts for the POD.

Technical Knowledge Requirements

Area

Required capability

What good looks like in the HIG India POD

Java fundamentals

• Java 17+ preferred, collections, concurrency basics, streams, exception handling, memory/performance awareness, clean code.
• Writes maintainable Java code and can explain design decisions, performance tradeoffs, and testing strategy.

Java design patterns

• Strong understanding of SOLID and patterns such as Factory, Strategy, Builder, Adapter, Facade, Singleton, Observer, Repository, MVC, and dependency injection.
• Applies patterns pragmatically to simplify change, improve testability, and avoid over‑engineering.

Spring/API engineering

• Spring Boot, REST APIs, JSON, service contracts, validation, error handling, security basics, API gateway/APIC awareness.
• Designs APIs with clear contracts, resilient error handling, secure access, and integration readiness.

Python as technical skill

• Working knowledge of Python for scripting, automation, data validation, test support, log/data analysis, small utilities, or productivity tooling.
• Uses Python to accelerate engineering work, automate repeatable tasks, support validation, and improve team throughput without shifting role ownership away from Java.

Data and persistence

• Oracle SQL, JPA/Hibernate concepts, query analysis, transaction boundaries, data troubleshooting, performance