Lead Software Engineer Java / python

Aumni; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Bengaluru, India, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Global Finance Technology. You will lead a team of 8+ engineers, drive AI-assisted engineering practices, and deliver secure, scalable software across multiple domains.

The role requires formal software engineering training, hands-on system design and development, and strong leadership. You will work in an agile environment with emphasis on resiliency, security, and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in 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).
• Experience leading the use of AI-assisted software development tools with code review, testing, and security validation.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI capabilities to improve automation value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation for stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams on architectural designs.
• Lead a team of 8+ Software Engineers as Tech Lead and manage daily work.
• Exposure to and handling of Production Systems including triaging issues.

Skills

Leadership experience

Programming languages

Advanced in one or more programming语言

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

SDLC toolchain

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 Global Finance 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 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
• Lead a team of 8+ Software Engineers as Tech Lead including managing daily work.
• Exposure to and handled Production Systems including triaging production issues, handling users

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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Certified in Java/ Python
• Practical cloud native experience, AWS preferred
• Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team