Lead Software Engineer - pl/sql, SQL, Data Management

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Mumbai; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Mumbai seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team, delivering trusted market-leading technology in a secure, scalable way.

As a core technical contributor, you will design, develop, and troubleshoot software; lead AI-assisted coding practices; ensure secure, resilient systems; and collaborate with vendors and internal teams to align architectures with business goals. The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of hands-on software engineering, strong communication, and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools with a focus on correctness and security.
• Knowledge of agile practices and SDLC tooling.
• Understanding of secure coding, testing, and automation.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Software engineering concepts

Programming languages

AI-assisted development tools

CI/CD

Application resiliency

Security best practices

Education

Software engineering certifications

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 [insert LOB or sub 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 5+ years applied experience ( NAMR/APAC – India/ LATAM/ Hong Kong)
  B. Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and advanced applied experience (EMEA/LATAM-Brazil)
  C. Singapore follow local country guidance
• 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
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills