Lead Software Engineer

First Citizens India; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India) in Bengaluru is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to own end-to-end delivery of the next-generation online banking platform. You will work in a fast-paced Agile environment using cutting-edge front-end technologies and collaborate with tech leads, product owners, and security engineers.

The role requires strong Java and Spring expertise, front-end knowledge (React/Angular/JS), API development, and cloud/container experience.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills and self-starter.
• Ownership mindset and ability to lead junior developers.
• Ability to collaborate with teams in India and the US.
• Experience with large-scale financial applications.
• Thrives in a fast-paced Agile environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Team player with collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, deploy, and support middleware and back-end REST APIs and integrations
• Participate in a fast-paced Agile team and ceremonies
• Collaborate with product owner and tech lead to plan stories
• Write unit and end-to-end tests
• Ensure API best practices and performance monitoring
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks
• Decompose stories into tasks and assist teammates
• Engage with architects, management, and product teams
• Lead an Agile team of developers and test engineers
• Champion automation and tech innovation

Skills

Strong Java skills

Frontend: React/Angular/JS

API development: Spring Boot

Docker & Kubernetes

OAuth/OpenID/SAML

SQL: Oracle & Postgres

NoSQL: Elastic/Mongo

Kafka messaging

CI/CD: GitLab/Bitbucket

Linux

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

8-11 years of experience

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Redis

Job description

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India), a part of First Citizens BancShares, Inc., a top 20 U.S. financial institution, is a global capability center (GCC) based in Bengaluru. Our India-based teams benefit from the company’s over 125-year legacy of strength and stability. First Citizens India is responsible for delivering value and managing risks for our lines of business. We are particularly proud of our strong, relationship-driven culture and our long-term approach, which are deeply ingrained in our talented workforce. This is evident across all key areas of our operations, including Technology, Enterprise Operations, Finance, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, and Credit Administration. We are seeking talented individuals to join us in our mission of providing solutions fit for our clients’ greatest ambitions.

Job Description:

Value Proposition

Work in a fast-paced Agile environment, using cutting-edge front-end technologies to build the next-generation online banking platform.

Job Details

Position Title: Lead Software Engineer

Career Level: P3

Job Category: Manager

Role Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Bengaluru, India

About the Team:

Impact:

The lead software developer will work on building and deploying the next-generation online banking platform using cutting-edge front-end technologies and work in a fast faced dynamic Agile team while interacting with multiple stakeholders like tech leads, product owners, scrum masters, app-security engineers etc., and taking end-to-end ownership of features and applications.

Key Deliverables:

• Develop, test, deploy, and support middleware and back-end REST APIs and integrations
• Actively participate in a fast-paced Agile team and all its ceremonies
• Work closely with the product owner and tech lead and collaborate with the team to burn down stories and tasks efficiently
• Write unit and end-to-end tests to protect your code
• Pay attention to detail and implement API best practices
• Closely monitor your app and database and look for and solve performance bottlenecks
• Efficiently decompose stories into smaller tasks and help team members when blocked
• Collaborate closely with tech architects, tech management, product teams, and other stakeholders to efficiently manage their expectations
• Independently run an Agile team of developers & test engineers
• Champion automation and tech innovation

Skills and Qualifications:

Functional Skills:

• Strong problem-solving skills, self-starter
• Ownership and entrepreneurial mindset, able to lead jr. developers and manage time and work
• Collaborate with team members in India and the US and tackle complex technical problems
• Experience working on large-scale financial applications
• Work in a fast-paced Agile environment with minimum supervision
• Passionate about technology and banking, open to learning
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Team player, collaborative, ability to think about and bring multiple solutions to the table for discussion
• Champion innovation in cloud, automation, platform upgrades etc.

Technical Skills:

• Strong Java skills, preferably on Java 17+
• Strong understanding of Java DS&A
• Good knowledge of front-end apps (react/Angular/JavaScript)
• Experience writing APIs using Spring Boot
• Spring Batch, Spring CCS, Spring Security, AOP, Bean scopes and other advanced Spring features
• Experience scanning and mitigating security vulnerabilities (OWASP) using tools like Snyk
• Strong expertise in Docker, OpenShift, Kubernetes or equivalent environments
• Strong experience creating clear documentation
• Understanding of SAML, OAuth, OpenID, FAPI, ISO, GDPR, Privacy policies etc.
• Strong SQL skills and experience writing queries for Oracle and Postgres DB
• Experience with NoSQL DBs like Elastic, Mongo, or equivalent preferred
• Basic to intermediate experience on NodeJS
• Knowledge of CICD pipelines and tools like GitLab, Bitbucket, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Experience writing end to end automation/ unit testing
• Strong Experience with Kafka (async), experience with Apigee or equivalent API Gateway
• Experience with distributed caching like Redis, Memcached, or equivalent
• Strong ability to trace performance bottlenecks and production issues using JMeter, Splunk, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Graphana or equivalent tools
• Strong Linux skills
• Knowledge of AWS will be an add-on

Qualification:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
• Overall 8-11 years of experience in Software Development

Relationships & Collaboration

• Participate actively in all Agile ceremonies
• Collaborate closely with tech architects, tech management, product teams, and other stakeholders to efficiently manage their expectations
• Cross-functional collaboration with multiple teams across India and the US to find innovative solutions

Accessibility Needs

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible hiring process. If you require accommodations at any stage (e.g. application, interviews, onboarding) please let us know, and we will work with you to ensure a seamless experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

FC Global Services India LLP (First Citizens India) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and prohibit all forms of discrimination on the basis of gender, religion, caste, disability, sexual orientation, economic status or any other characteristics protected by the law. We strive to foster a safe and respectful environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Our EEO policy ensures fairness throughout the employee life cycle.