Lead Software Engineer (Golang)

JP Morgan Services India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Software Engineer-Golang to join the Infrastructure Platforms team. You will be a core technical contributor shaping secure, scalable software across multiple business functions.

Responsibilities include building cloud-native services with Kubernetes on AWS/GCP/Azure, delivering high-quality code in Go and/or Java, and driving AI-assisted engineering practices to improve reliability and velocity.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on design, development, testing and operational stability across systems.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages (Go and/or Java).
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools with emphasis on security and correctness.
• Knowledge of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.
• Familiarity with the Software Development Life Cycle and CI/CD practices.
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and at least one cloud provider.
• Understanding of financial services IT environments and security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and troubleshoot software solutions with scalable architecture.
• Build and operate cloud-native services using Kubernetes on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Develop services primarily in Golang and/or Java.
• Produce secure, high-quality production code following engineering best practices.
• Review and debug code while enforcing standardized validation (security, testing).
• Drive validation practices to improve code quality and delivery outcomes.
• Promote reuse of patterns and scalable approaches across the team.
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation and improve operational stability.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams for architectural fit.
• Encourage adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.

Skills

Go

Java

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

CI/CD

Security

Resiliency

AI tools usage

Responsible AI

SDLC

Cloud native

Cloud providers

Financial domain knowledge

AI-assisted development

Cloud governance

Job description

Lead Software Engineer-Golang We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Build and operate cloud-native solutions using Kubernetes with strong systems fundamentals, on at least one cloud provider (AWS / GCP / Azure)
• Develop services primarily in Golang and/or Java (either or both)
• Produce secure, high-quality production code aligned to engineering best practices
• Review and debug code written by others while enforcing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing)
• Drive consistent validation practices across the team to improve overall code quality and delivery outcomes
• Promote reuse of effective patterns and scalable approaches across the team to improve engineering efficiency
• Identify and implement opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability, and lead evaluation sessions with external vendors/startups and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical fit within existing systems and information architecture
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Spec Drive Development (SDD) experience is a plus
• Strong AI tool usage fluency (comfortable leveraging AI tools in day-to-day engineering workflows)
• Prior understanding of Cloud Governance is a plus
• Experience Level Senior Level