Lead Software Engineer - Senior Java Developer

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC); Hyderabad; On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive health and life insurance

Pension / Retirement benefits

Paid Time Off and Family Care leave

Flexible/hybrid work model

Job summary

A leading financial services corporation is seeking a Lead Software Engineer – Senior Java Developer to innovate in the financial market. This role demands hands-on experience in software development, especially with Java, TypeScript, and related tools. Candidates must have 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree is preferred. Responsibilities include working closely with teams to ensure high-quality applications and enhancing software systems while maintaining best practices in risk management and performance tuning. A hybrid work model is offered.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 08+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as a technical expert on applications utilized by DTCC.
• Work with Business System Analyst to ensure functional requirements are met.
• Partner with Infrastructure to deploy optimal hosting environments.
• Tune application performance and research technical solutions.
• Align risk and control processes with day-to-day responsibilities.
• Use different software development methodologies as per project needs.
• Support development teams in testing and troubleshooting.

Skills

Java

TypeScript

Java EE

Spring Boot

JMS

REST API

PL/SQL

CI/CD tools

Windows

Linux

Relational databases

Angular 8+

React

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Visual Studio

IntelliJ

Eclipse

GIT

Bitbucket

Maven

Jenkins

Jira

Job description

Lead Software Engineer – Senior Java Developer

Join to apply for the Lead Software Engineer – Senior Java Developer role at The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC).

Are you ready to make an impact at DTCC? Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.

The Information Technology group delivers secure, reliable technology solutions that enable DTCC to be the trusted infrastructure of the global capital markets. The team delivers high‑quality information through activities that include development of essential infrastructure capabilities to meet client needs and implementing data standards and governance.

Pay and Benefits

• Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
• Comprehensive health and life insurance and well‑being benefits, based on location
• Pension / Retirement benefits
• Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well‑being.
• DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and a third day unique to each team or employee).

The impact you will have in this role

The Development family is responsible for creating, designing, deploying, and supporting applications, programs, and software solutions. May include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re‑engineering, maintenance, or any other activities related to software products used internally or externally on product platforms supported by the firm. The software development process requires in‑depth subject‑matter expertise in existing and emerging development methodologies, tools, and programming languages.

Software Developers work closely with business partners and/or external clients in defining requirements and implementing solutions.

The Software Engineering role specializes in planning, documenting technical requirements, designing, developing, and testing all software systems and applications for the firm. Works closely with architects, product managers, project management, and end‑users in the development and enhancement of existing software systems and applications, proposing and recommending solutions that solve complex business problems.

Your primary responsibilities

• Act as a technical expert on one or more applications utilized by DTCC
• Work with the Business System Analyst to ensure designs satisfy functional requirements
• Partner with Infrastructure to identify and deploy optimal hosting environments
• Tune application performance to eliminate and reduce issues
• Research and evaluate technical solutions consistent with DTCC technology standards
• Align risk and control processes into day‑to‑day responsibilities to monitor and mitigate risk; escalates appropriately
• Apply different software development methodologies dependent on project needs
• Contribute expertise to the design of components or individual programs, and participate in the construction and functional testing
• Support development teams, testing, troubleshooting, and production support
• Create applications and construct unit test cases that ensure compliance with functional and non‑functional requirements
• Work with peers to mature ways of working, continuous integration, and continuous delivery

Qualifications

• Minimum of 08+ years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent experience

Talents needed for success

• Hands‑on experience in software development using design patterns, Java, TypeScript, Java EE, Spring Boot, JMS, REST API, PL/SQL
• Experience developing and running applications in Windows and Linux environments
• Demonstrable experience in software development using CI/CD tools especially GIT, Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins, Jira
• Experience using development tools: Visual Studio, IntelliJ, or Eclipse
• Demonstrated capability working with middleware like IBM MQ, Solace, Tomcat, Liberty server, WebSphere, WebLogic or JBoss application servers
• Familiarity working with relational databases including DB2 or Oracle
• Proficiency in different phases of the system development life cycle including project planning, analysis, design, development, and testing
• Solid focus on software testing with JUnit, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma
• Familiarity with different software development methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience with Angular 8+ / React or any UI experience would be a plus

Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology