Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python Backend

JPMorgan Chase Bank; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase Bank in Bengaluru seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of trusted technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will be a core technical contributor across multiple domains within the CTO LOB.

AI-assisted practices and secure coding standards will be adopted across the team to improve quality and speed. You will mentor engineers and collaborate with vendors and internal teams to align architectures with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with 10+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in Java/Python programming language(s).
• Experience leading effective use of AI-assisted software development tools with secure validation.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and security expectations.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of Agile methods including CI/CD, resiliency, and security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry IT systems.
• Practical cloud native experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting across complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI-assisted development to enhance automation value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams on designs and architectures.

Skills

Java

Python

AI-assisted development

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Cloud native

Security

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Job description

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

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CTO LOB 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

• A. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in Java/Python 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
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS hands on experience
• Platform engineering experience