Senior Developer

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange Holdings is seeking a Senior Developer in Hyderabad to design, implement and support ICE auction and financial benchmark platforms. You will work across server-side Java and modern front-end development, collaborating with product managers and QA to deliver robust, scalable software.

The role emphasizes strong ownership, code quality, and the ability to learn new technologies while coordinating with US teams. Overlapping with US Eastern time is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• “6+ years of experience in Java development.”
• “Experience with multi-threaded server-side development and Java concurrency.”
• “Knowledge of UNIX commands and tools.”
• “Front-end JavaScript development with React preferred.”
• “Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and Postgres.”
• “Nice to have PostgreSQL/PostGIS and geospatial data experience.”
• “Strong design and architectural understanding.”
• “Strong communication and teamwork abilities.”

Responsibilities

• Follow team guidelines for quality and consistency in design and development.
• Lead design, architecture and new software components.
• Independently handle builds and deployments activities.
• Create design documentation for new software development.
• Provide production support for applications.
• Support deployments during maintenance windows.
• Identify opportunities to optimize applications.
• Collaborate with business analysts/product management on requirements.
• Adhere to company software development processes and standards.

Skills

Java programming

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving under pressure

AI coding assistants

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

Java

React

Scala

Kubernetes

Docker

Kafka

Postgres

PostGIS

Job description

Locations: Hyderabad, India

Job Description

Job Purpose

At Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), we engineer technology, exchanges and clearing houses that connect companies around the world to global capital and derivative markets. With a leading-edge approach to developing technology platforms, we have built market infrastructure in all major trading centers, offering customers the ability to manage risk and make informed decisions globally. By leveraging our core strengths in technology, we continue to identify new ways to serve our customers and transform global markets.

As a Senior Developer, you will be part of a team responsible for the design, implementation and support of the ICE auction and financial benchmark platforms. This position offers a unique opportunity for both server-side and modern front-end development.

The ideal candidate must possess a product mentality, have a strong sense of ownership, and strive to be a good steward of his or her software. More than any concrete experience with specific technology, it is critical for the candidate to have a strong sense of what constitutes good software, be conscientious in picking the right technology stack, and be always open-minded to learn (from others and from failures.) This role requires frequent interactions with fellow developers, project and product managers, quality assurance, and other stakeholders, to ensure delivery of world-class applications to our users.

This role works closely with the ICE teams in the U.S. Therefore, qualified candidates are expected to overlap part of their working hours with the U.S. Eastern time zone.

Responsibilities

• Follow team guidelines for quality and consistency within the design and development phases of applications
• Lead efforts to design, architect and write new software components
• Independently handle project activities related to builds and deployments
• Create design documentation for new software development
• Provide support for production applications
• Provide support for deployments during maintenance windows
• Identify opportunities to improve and optimize applications
• Work with business analysts or product management in understanding new requirements
• Follow company software development processes and standards

Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information technology
• 6+ years of experience of Java development
• Experience with and strong understanding of:
  • multi-threaded server-side development and Java concurrency
  • core Java/Java collections
  • relational databases
  • performance tuning, debugging, and memory profiling
  • unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
  • knowledge of UNIX command and tools
• Understanding of common design and architectural principles
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work well in a team environment
• Ability to work with little supervision and under pressure
• Proven track record of making decisions with positive outcome
• Hands‑on experience using AI coding assistants(Claude Code / Cursor / GitHub Copilot) to support daily development work
• Front-end JavaScript development (with modern JavaScript web application stack such as React) preferred
• Cross-browser development and troubleshooting experience preferred
• Exposure to Scala, Kubernetes, Docker, Kafka, and Postgres preferred
• Nice to have: PostgreSQL, PostGIS. Experience working Geospatial data is a plus.