Lead Software Engineer - Java, Python and AWS

JPMorganChase; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Bengaluru, India, seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Asset and Wealth Management to drive architecture, development, and delivery of secure, scalable technology platforms. You will be a core technical contributor, leading design, development, and operations across multi-functional teams, with a focus on AI-enabled coding practices and robust software delivery.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of hands-on experience in backend systems, Java and Python, microservices,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience leading use of AI-assisted development tools with validation for correctness, performance and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows with data sensitivity and security.
• Advanced in Java and Python with microservices-based applications; willingness to learn new stacks.
• Cloud-native experience on AWS; RESTful APIs, WebSockets and JSON.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile methodologies.
• Knowledge of the financial services IT landscape.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and technical troubleshooting for complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' work.
• Drives enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and reliability.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation to increase value realization.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architectural designs.

Skills

Java

Python

Microservices

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Secure coding

Tools

AWS

REST APIs

WebSockets

JSON

AI-assisted development tools

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.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset and Wealth Management, 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
• 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 in one or more programming language(s) in back-end technologies, Java and Python with experience building microservices-based applications; Ready to learn and pickup any technologies stack as needed
• Practical cloud native experience working with cloud platforms in AWS, distributed systems, and web technologies, including RESTful APIs and web services, WebSockets, and JSON.
• 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

• Strong soft skills, including presentation, negotiation, mentoring, and stakeholder management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to drive broader impact by sharing and contributing best practices.
• Exposure to frontend technologies like Reactjs, Angular.
• Experience in the banking domain.
• AWS certification.