Software Engineer III JAVA Backend, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes

Security Capital Research; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Mumbai seeks an experienced Software Engineer III to join an agile team delivering secure, scalable market-leading technology products. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot solutions across the software stack, while leveraging AI-assisted tools and enterprise workflows to enhance delivery and quality.

The role emphasizes strong Java/Spring, Kafka, Kubernetes, and SQL expertise, with a focus on secure coding, performance, and collaboration within a 24x7 on-call rotation.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of applied experience in software engineering in a large corporate environment.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Experience using enterprise AI-assisted development tools with evaluation of outputs for correctness and security.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with non-routine problem solving.
• Creates secure, high-quality production code and maintains production-grade algorithms.
• Utilizes enterprise AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, speed, and productivity with peer review.
• Applies SDLC tools including AI-assisted development to enhance automation value.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts and ensures design constraints are met by code.
• Gathers and visualizes data from large datasets to improve software applications.
• Provides Developer (Level 3) support on a 24x7 rotation basis.
• Identifies hidden patterns in data to drive architectural improvements.

Skills

Core Java

Spring Framework

JMS

Kubernetes

Kafka

Hibernate

RESTful services

JSON

C# / .NET

CI/CD

Security

AI-assisted development

OOP design

Jenkins

Maven

IntelliJ IDEA

Copilot / AI tools

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Bitbucket

Maven

Jenkins

IntelliJ IDEA

Cucumber

JUnit

Copilot

Job description

Job Information

• Job Identification 210802704
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Commercial & Investment Bank
• Posting Date 10/29/2026, 07:52 AM
• Locations One Central Avenue, Downtown Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Mumbai, IN-MH, 400076, IN
• Apply Before 11/02/2026, 05:00 AM
• Job Schedule Full time

Job Description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• 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.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Provide Developer (Level 3) support for the applications on a 24x7 basis - of course on rotation basis.
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

Strong experience in Core Java (17+), Spring Framework, JMS, Kubernetes, Claude Technologies, RESTful services, and mandatory hands-on expertise with Kafka, Hibernate, and JSON; strong experience with relational databases (especially Oracle) including complex SQL querying, plus UNIX experience.

Strong object-oriented analysis/design/development skills with a sound understanding of design patterns; demonstrated use of AI tools (e.g., Copilot) to solve problems, and proficiency with Bitbucket, Maven, Jenkins (and other build tools), IntelliJ IDEA, Cucumber, and JUnit.

• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agile Methodologies (Scrum)
• Exposure to cloud based projects is added advantage