Lead Software Engineer- Java FullStack React AWS

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Hyderabad, India, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive full-stack development and secure, scalable product delivery within Consumer and Community Banking. You will architect and build high-performance web applications using React on the front end and Java on the back end, leading modernization efforts, AI-assisted coding practices, and robust security and resiliency standards.

Collaborate with agile teams, mentor engineers, and influence architecture across multiple business

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• 10+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum/Kanban.
• Experience with AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Experience leading secure, scalable web applications.

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 production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, with secure validation standards and reusable patterns.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools and AI-assisted development and automation capabilities to improve value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and applicability within existing systems.
• Full-Stack Feature Delivery: Architect, build, and deploy high-performance web applications using React for the front end and Java for the back end.

Skills

React.js

TypeScript/JavaScript

HTML5

CSS3

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Security

Hibernate

SQL/NoSQL

Git

CI/CD

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

AI-assisted tools

Resiliency

Security

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 JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking, 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
• Full-Stack Feature Delivery: Architect, build, and deploy high-performance web applications using React for the front end and Java for the back end

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Front-End Mastery: Extensive experience with React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and modern frontend build tools
• Back-End Expertise: Robust background in Java, including framework proficiency with Spring Boot, Spring Security, and Hibernate.
• Data Systems: Experience designing schemas for both traditional relational SQL/NoSQL databases and vector search indexing
• Soft Skills & Collaboration: Agile/Scrum/Kanban team experience, Git version control expertise, and a passion for staying on the cutting edge of AI advancements
• Understanding of application resiliency. Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle. Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Securityand Design and build solutions that avoid single points of failure using scalable architectural patterns.
• 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
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable solutions by leveraging modern architectural patterns that ensure zero-downtime releases and optimize data performance

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to Python