Specialist, Development

Standard Chartered; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Competitive salary & benefits

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Standard Chartered PLC in Bengaluru is seeking a skilled backend developer to join the Rules Engine team focused on regulatory checks. You will work in a global, agile environment, delivering robust back-end solutions using Java, Kafka, Cassandra, and microservices.

Strong design principles and production-support capabilities are essential. You will collaborate with tech, BA, PM, and stakeholders across locations to deliver end-to-end solutions in real-time event-driven architecture.

Qualifications

• Strong Java development background with hands-on experience in data structures, algorithms and concurrency frameworks.
• Experience with Messaging systems like Kafka, distributed caching like Hazelcast, NoSQL like Cassandra.
• Solid understanding of Micro Services, REST API, XML, HTTP, MQ; Agile mindset.

Responsibilities

• Build and deliver high-quality backend solutions for regulatory requirements.
• Drive platform development and enhancements for the Rules Engine.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams across locations.

Skills

Java development

Kafka

Hazelcast

Cassandra

Microservices

REST API

XML

HTTP

MQ

Agile

Unit testing

JUnit/Mockito

SonarQube

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

EKS

JSON (Jackson/GSON)

Unix commands

Documentation

RxJS

Tools

Kafka

Hazelcast

Cassandra

REST API

XML

HTTP

MQ

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenShift

EKS

Azure DevOps

GIT

Bitbucket

JSON libraries (Jackson/GSON)

Unix commands

SonarQube

Job description

Rules Engine Team

• The Rules Engine team is responsible for Regulatory checks within Standard Chartered. The development team is driven to provide world class technology to support the bank’s Financial Markets business. We bring a deep understanding of the domain, a scientific approach, and innovative solutions to bear on the challenges of best servicing our customers in a highly competitive environment. This is a rare opportunity to join an organization working with smart technologists globally in the financial market’s domain. The culture in the team is open, intellectual, and fun. Learning opportunities are plentiful and career advancement is always waiting for those high-energized talents willing and able to step up.
• As a developer, you’ll be driving our platform forwards and delivering quality solutions to business-critical customer requirements. Based in Bangalore, you will collaborate in a dynamic global team with fellow technologists, business analysts, project managers and business stakeholders across multiple locations.
• As a developer with strong backend experience (mandatory), you will be expected to hit the ground running delivering quality solutions to business-critical customer requirements. Based in Bengaluru, you will collaborate in a dynamic global team with fellow technologists, business analysts, project managers and business stakeholders across multiple locations.

Key Attributes

• An excellent backend developer with good software design principles and the ability to write robust code and accompanying test suites.
• Ability to write efficient, clear code and be able to articulate what has been implemented and why.
• Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort
• Take ownership and responsibility for the full development lifecycle
• Experience working in an agile development environment
• A team player, capable of engaging with other teams
• Experience in the end-to-end design, development, and support of financial markets systems
• Experience with real-time (event-driven) architectures
• Provide second line support
• Domain knowledge in derivatives e-trading is a plus

Key Responsibilities

• Build and deliver high-quality backend solutions for business-critical regulatory requirements.
• Drive platform development and enhancements for the Rules Engine.
• Collaborate with global cross-functional teams (tech, BA, PM, stakeholders).
• Apply strong software design principles and write robust, tested code.
• Clearly explain implementation decisions and technical approach.
• Take ownership of the full development lifecycle end-to-end.
• Work effectively in an agile delivery model.
• Work on real-time/event-driven architecture use cases.
• Provide second-line production/support coverage.

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.

Skills and Experience

• Strong Java development background with good hands-on experience in data structures and, algorithms and concurrency frameworks
• Experience in Messaging systems like Kafka, distributed caching systems like hazel cast, NoSQL systems like Cassandra
• Sound technical understanding of Micro Services, REST API, XML, HTTP, MQ
• Agile

Technical skills

• Strong programming skills in Core Java
• Good understanding of Cassandra, Kafka, hazelcast, Avro
• Good hands-on Data structure and Algorithms.
• Good knowledge about Design Patterns and Principles
• Good knowledge on consuming data from RestAPI in a performance efficient way.
• Good knowledge on Unit testing and code coverage using JUnit/Mockito
• Good knowledge on code quality tools like SonarQube, Security Scans etc.
• Good knowledge on containerized platforms like Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, EKS (AWS)
• Good knowledge in Enterprise Application Integration patterns (synchronous, asynchronous)
• Consuming streaming data.
• Good knowledge in Event driven programming. Frameworks like Rxjs.
• Good knowledge on multi-threading and multi-processing implementations
• Experience in RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) , Knowledge on SQL queries
• Knowledge on Microservices based development and implementation.
• Knowledge on CI-CD pattern with related tools like Azure DevOps, GIT, Bitbucket, Knowledge on JSON libraries like Jackson/GSON.
• Knowledge on basic Unix Commands.
• Possess good documentation and presentation skills.
• Able to articulate ideas, designs, and suggestions.

Good to Have

• Continuous Testing - TDD, LeanFT, Cucumber, Gherkin, Jboss
• Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience of Code Quality Tools like Sonar, Check style, find bug will be plus.

Functional skills

• Regulatory knowledge is a plus
• Investment banking is a strong plus
• Financial Markets is a plus

Soft skills

• Fluent in English (speaking and writing)
• Strong ownership and ability to deal with ambiguity
• Outstanding problem-solving skills
• Proactive, self-starter, autonomous
• Good team spirit

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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-off including 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 working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through 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 self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual, and digital learning.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.