Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python Fullstack

JP Morgan Services India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JP Morgan Services India Pvt Ltd in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer specialized in Java/Python fullstack with public cloud expertise. You will guide agile teams, deliver secure, scalable software, and drive AI-assisted development practices across the organization.

The role requires 12+ years of hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operations, with strong cloud-native capabilities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Hands-on system design, application development, testing and operations stability.
• Advanced Java/Python programming skills.
• Experience leading use of enterprise AI-assisted development tools and setting team expectations for AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to business and technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives adoption and governance of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operations.
• Uses SDLC toolchain knowledge to enhance automation and value across teams.
• Influences product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Acts as a function-wide SME in one or more focus areas.
• Advocates firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.

Skills

Java

Python

Fullstack development

Leadership

Tools

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python fullstack, Public cloud

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Senior 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 12+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in Java/Python programming languages
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (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 senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Platform Engineering experience
• Experience Level Senior Level