Lead Software Engineer (Java/Python)

JP Morgan Services India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lead Software Engineer Java / Python at JPMorganChase in Bengaluru leads a team of 8+ engineers, delivering secure, scalable financial software within Global Finance Technology.

You will design, develop, test, and operate production code, driving AI-assisted engineering practices and ensuring reliability, security, and high performance across systems.

The role requires formal software engineering training and hands-on experience with system design, CI/CD, and agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training or certification with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages, notably Java and Python.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of AI-assisted development tools with code review, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and security expectations.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies including CI/CD and security considerations.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Certified in Java/ Python and practical cloud experience, AWS preferred.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting beyond routine problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and value realization.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve stability of applications.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams to assess architecture and fit within existing systems.
• Lead a team of 8+ Software Engineers as Tech Lead and manage daily work.
• Exposure to Production Systems including triaging production issues and user handling.

Skills

Java

Python

Leadership

CI/CD

Security

Tools

AWS

Job description

Lead Software Engineer Java / python

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