Lead, Development

Standard Chartered; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing

Retirement savings, medical, and life insurance

Comprehensive time-off policy

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Standard Chartered seeks a skilled professional with over 15 years of experience building data-driven applications to deliver best-in-class data components and applications. The role focuses on utilizing Java microservices, API architecture, and various databases.

Responsibilities include re-engineering legacy applications, developing testing frameworks, and leading design discussions. The company offers a competitive salary, retirement savings, and comprehensive time-off policies, promoting a continuous learning culture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience building data-driven applications.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Re-engineer legacy applications and build state-of-the-art platforms.
• Identify business opportunities where data can drive solutions.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain testing frameworks.
• Automate development and delivery pipelines using DevOps tools.
• Build and test end-to-end production-grade features.
• Monitor and analyze production services, pipelines, and model performance.
• Lead design discussions on best practices and platform architecture.
• Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge sharing.

Skills

SQL

PL/SQL

Data Analysis

Azure DevOps

Git

CI/CD Pipelines

Relational Databases

NoSQL Databases

Java 8/J2EE

Spring

ReactJS

Docker

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related quantitative field

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Informatica

AWS

JUnit

Mockito

Job description

Job Summary

• Deliver best‑in‑class data components and applications using Java microservices, API architecture, Oracle, and PostgreSQL.
• Write clean, production‑grade code and develop automated tests.
• Participate in design sessions, build simple technical architectures, and communicate decisions effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Maintain a collaborative and optimistic attitude while learning new skills.

Key Skills & Experience

• Expertise in SQL, PL/SQL, and data analysis.
• Experience building data pipelines in multi‑system architectures.
• Strong understanding of Azure DevOps repos, Git, CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency with relational and NoSQL databases, handling structured and unstructured data.
• Experience with batch and streaming data engineering pipelines (Informatica).
• Knowledge of Azure cloud platform deployment.
• Java 8/J2EE experience with Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate, and RESTful services.
• Front‑end proficiency in ReactJS.
• Docker, OpenShift, AWS, or similar cloud technologies.
• Unit testing with JUnit and Mockito.
• Agile/Scrum development and test‑driven development practices.
• Mentoring, code review, and knowledge sharing.
• Optional: Python programming, machine‑learning model deployment, TensorFlow/PyTorch, MLOps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related quantitative field.
• 15+ years of experience building data‑driven applications.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills.
• Proven ability to work with cross‑functional stakeholders and senior leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Re‑engineer legacy applications and build state‑of‑the‑art platforms.
• Identify business opportunities where data can drive solutions.
• Develop, enhance, and maintain testing frameworks.
• Automate development and delivery pipelines using DevOps tools.
• Build and test end‑to‑end production‑grade features.
• Monitor and analyze production services, pipelines, and model performance.
• Lead design discussions on best practices and platform architecture.
• Mentor team members and contribute to knowledge sharing.
• Ensure adherence to governance, risk management, and compliance standards.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits supporting physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing.
• Retirement savings, medical, and life insurance with flexible benefits options.
• Comprehensive time‑off policy, including annual leave, parental/maternity leave, sabbatical, and volunteering leave.
• Flexible working arrangements and remote options.
• Well‑being support through digital platforms, resilience courses, and an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Continuous learning culture with reskilling and upskilling opportunities.
• Inclusive and values‑driven organisational culture.