Lead Software Engineer- Java Backend

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Hyderabad seeks a Lead Software Engineer within the Infrastructure Platforms team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will be a core technical contributor across multiple areas supporting the firm’s objectives.

You'll lead design, development, testing, and operations, champion AI-assisted development, ensure secure coding practices, and drive adoption of enterprise tools and CI/CD within an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of practical software engineering experience.
• Advanced programming language proficiency.
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools with code review and testing.
• Strong understanding of secure coding practices and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and designs, solving complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers’ work.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted development practices, including testing and automation.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and delivery efficiency.
• Leads evaluations with vendors and teams to assess architectural designs.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

Proficient in programming languages

AI-assisted development tools

SDLC awareness

Agile methodologies

Cloud native experience

Security-focused coding

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

CI/CD tooling

AI-assisted code review tools

Security tooling

Job description

• Locations MAGMA,UNIT-1,PHASE-IV,SY NO.83/1,PLOT NO 2, GR Floor TO 2 Floor and 5 Floor TO 16 Floor,Basement 1,2, Hyderabad, IN-TG, 500081, IN Ground to Fifth Floor G,H Block, EMBASSYTECH VILLAGE-PARCEL 5 OUTER RING RD DEVERABEESANAHALLI VILLA, Bengaluru, IN-KA, 560103, IN
• Apply Before 09/25/2026, 04:00 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 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
• Develops secure and 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

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

• Ability to multitask and swiftly transition between different types of issues.
• Passion for learning new technologies and driving innovative solutions.