Snr Manager, Development - LARC

Standard Chartered; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a senior full-stack developer to drive the Service Bench migration, write high-quality code, and collaborate across engineering teams. You will design low-level features, review peers, and ensure timely delivery while building scalable frontend and backend components using ReactJS, TypeScript, GraphQL, Java/Kotlin, and microservices.

Agile work culture and AI-assisted delivery are encouraged.

Qualifications

• 10+ years development experience with core design patterns.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Experience with Postgres databases.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Understanding of audit domain preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop code on the Service Bench stack and peer review code.
• Low level design to deliver epics and stories.
• Code front-end and back-end meeting quality standards for the bank.
• Collaborate with Engineering Lead & Developers to align on the design.
• Write code in a publishable manner for team visibility.
• Work with ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, Java/Kotlin, Quarkus, microservices.
• Provide unit testing and load testing; ensure deadlines.
• Apply clean design to business domains; develop POCs if needed.
• Operate in agile teams; understand the Software Lifecycle.
• Explore AI-assisted software delivery and frameworks with team.

Skills

Full stack programming (Lit/React & JS

SQL

Stakeholder management & communication

Scrum & Kanban

XML / PDF / Excel

ADO & Confluence

Tools

Azure DevOps

Lit (HTML)

Job description

SARA (Strategic Audit Risk and Assurance) is currently migrating from the Appian platform to Service Bench under the FFG initiative, with Appian decommissioning targeted for July 2025, a key milestone for cost optimisation. The programme is at a critical transition phase requiring successful decommissioning, stabilisation of the new platform, and transition into a run-and-change operating model. Post-FFG, there will be sustained demand for enhancements, regulatory changes, and platform optimisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Resource will be responsible to develop code on the service bench tech stack, peer review code development by team members and contribute to design of features.
• Low level design to deliver epics and stories on the Service Bench tech stack
• Code both front end and back-end code meeting the quality standards for the bank
• Work closely with Engineering Lead & Developers to align on the
• “Write code for others, not for yourself” – your code will be visible to others
• Work on the following tech stack to start with - ReactJS, Typescript, GraphQL, Core Java, Hibernate, Microservices, Spring Batch, Azure Devops, Lit (HTML), Web Component
• Simplify the business requirements and propose clean design
• Hands-on coding, develop high quality code while meeting deadlines
• Good design for given business domain and occasional implementation of POCs
• Provide unit testing and load testing
• Work in highly collaborative, fun loving team using Agile methodology
• Good understanding of the Systems Implementation Life Cycle
• Experiment and collaborate with team members on frameworks and AI assisted software delivery

Processes

Value added

• Having knowledge on Kotlin programming language.
• Having knowledge on Quarkus framework.

People & Talent

• 10+ years development experience with decent understanding of core design Patterns
• Experience of Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Experience with Postgres databases
• Develop and sustain good relationships with clients & colleagues.
• Support faster delivery by enforcing the use of agile delivery tools.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good to have – understanding of the audit domain

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, elevate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association

Skills and Experience

• ADO & Confluence
• Scrum & Kanban Board
• XML / PDF/ EXCEL
• Stakeholder Management & Communication Skills
• Full stack programming (Lit/React & Java/Kotlin/Quarkus)
• SQL

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together we:

• Do the right thingand are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle,continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together,we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter,we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance,with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-offincluding annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills,global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning cultureto support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation,one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.