Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend

JP Morgan Chase; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team delivering trusted, scalable technology in a secure environment. You will contribute as a core technical member, building and enhancing market-leading products across multiple domains.

The role requires hands-on development, design, testing, and operational stability with AI-assisted tooling, cloud experience, and strong collaboration across teams in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), RESTful APIs, web services, WebSockets, and JSON.
• Proficient in SQL and NoSQL databases for scalable applications.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and safe validation of AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with ability to go beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, speed, and reliability.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI-assisted development capabilities to improve automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability of software applications.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams to assess architectural designs.

Skills

Software engineering fundamentals

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

RESTful APIs & Web services

SQL & NoSQL databases

AI-assisted engineering tools

Agile / CI/CD / security

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Posting Date 11/02/2026, 01:27 PM
• Apply Before 11/06/2026, 05:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Job Shift Day

Job Description

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 Commercial & Investment Bank, youare 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 break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• 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 consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

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
• Demonstrated ability to independently solve design and functionality challenges with minimal supervision.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), distributed systems, and web technologies, including RESTful APIs and web services, WebSockets, and JSON.
• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• 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 including advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong soft skills, including presentation, negotiation, mentoring, and stakeholder management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to drive broader impact by sharing and contributing best practices.