Lead Software Engineer- Java BE Lead

JPMorganChase; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Hyderabad seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join Corporate Technology. You will be a core technical contributor delivering trusted, scalable products with a focus on secure, enterprise-grade solutions. You will mentor teams and drive AI-assisted engineering practices across the SDLC.

The role requires hands-on Java/ Spring expertise, cloud-native design, and a strong passion for reliability, performance, and security in financial services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering system design and production-grade code.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring/Hibernate stack.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD, cloud-native patterns, and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and troubleshoot issues.
• Lead adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and code reviews.
• Drive architectural evaluations with internal teams and vendors.
• Promote enterprise-standard tooling, testing, and automation.
• Ensure operational stability and security across applications.

Skills

Java

Spring

Hibernate

REST

Kafka

Oracle

AI-assisted development

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Cloud native

Security & resiliency

AWS

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

AngularJS/ReactJS

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch

AngularJS/ReactJS

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

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 Corporate Technology, 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 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
• Advanced in JAVA programming language and related stack like Spring, Hibernate, REST, Kafka, Oracle etc.
• 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
• Must have a learning mindset and the right attitude to be able to drive assigned work
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods along with proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems ; Practical cloud native experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Good to have experience in UI technologies like AngularJs/ReactJS
• Good to have experience in AWS, Kubernetes or ElasticSearch

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