TA129-Software Engineer III-Python

Bank of America; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 25,00,000 - 35,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Developer to join their team in India. The ideal candidate will have 12-16 years of experience, a strong foundation in OO development, and the ability to lead agile teams. Responsibilities include designing new features, improving system operations, and mentoring developers. The company offers a collaborative environment that supports innovation and professional growth.

Qualifications

• 12-16 years of experience in software development.
• Experience with agile methodologies and team leadership.
• Ability to drive design and architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of technology stack.
• Design and develop new features and micro services.
• Lead an agile team for timely delivery.

Skills

Strong OO developer with advanced Java / C++ / Python programming experience

Hands-on experience on object oriented databases

Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Education

B.E. / B. Tech. / M.S. / M. Tech. with good academic scores

Tools

DevOps tools

Job description

Job Description

About Us

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. Responsible Growth is how we run our company and how we deliver for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

One of the keys to driving Responsible Growth is being a great place to work for our teammates around the world. We’re devoted to being a diverse and inclusive workplace for everyone. We hire individuals with a broad range of backgrounds and experiences and invest heavily in our teammates and their families by offering competitive benefits to support their physical, emotional, and financial well‑being.

Bank of America believes both in the importance of working together and offering flexibility to our employees. We use a multi‑faced approach for flexibility, depending on the various roles in our organization.

Working at Bank of America will give you a great career with opportunities to learn, grow and make an impact, along with the power to make a difference. Join us!

Global Business Services

Global Business Services delivers Technology and Operations capabilities to Lines of Business and Staff Support Functions of Bank of America through a centrally managed, globally integrated delivery model and globally resilient operations.

Global Business Services is recognized for flawless execution, sound risk management, operational resiliency, operational excellence and innovation.

In India, we are present in five locations and operate as BA Continuum India Private Limited (BACI), a non‑banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation and the operating company for India operations of Global Business Services.

Process Overview

In Equity Linked Technology, we implement innovative software solutions to provide our clients with a seamless trading experience. Our engineers solve some of the most complex technical problems in the world of Equity Derivatives, ranging from fast‑paced, high‑volume vanilla options to complex structured notes and quantitative algorithmic indices. This in turn translates to challenges that involve providing low‑latency pricing solutions and at the same time the solution should be simple enough to scale across a wide range of products and clients.

This is an extremely exciting time as the group is supporting significant business growth, while undergoing transformation into an Agile micro‑service‑oriented infrastructure. It is an interactive and dynamic working environment, with the opportunity to interface directly with Front‑Office users and enabling you to directly observe the impact of your deliveries. We are also in early stages of building out our platform so any candidate coming in will have the opportunity to contribute to the design and impact shape of our technology stack.

Job Description

Candidates will be proficient in software design focused around a cross‑language REST based n-tier architecture executed using agile methodologies (Scrum, Test Driven Development, unit/integration testing, pair programming, etc.). The successful candidate will be comfortable driving design and architecture, rationalizing business requirements and mentoring less experienced developers. The candidate will be positioned as senior developer and will be expected to drive features / deliveries in conjunction with other work streams as we integrate an increasingly complex product set.

Responsibilities

• Develop a thorough understanding of our entire technology stack
• Design and develop new features within our services; create new containerized cloud native micro services to expand the overall framework
• Lead an agile team for delivering new functionality; take ownership and accountability for on time delivery conforming with requirements both in terms of functionality and performance
• Coordinate acceptance tests with QA team with priority on expanding automated test coverage where possible
• Contribute to future design and architecture
• Ensure sustained, reliable system operations and front office support; contribute to our devops tools to ensure proactive monitoring of system health both in terms of functionality and performance
• Improve and develop our CI pipeline and deployment strategies
• Proactively contribute to system improvements and knowledge sharing with the team
• Drive a culture of innovation in conjunction with responsible growth within the team

Requirements

Education

B.E. / B. Tech. / M.S. / M. Tech. with good academic scores from top‑tier colleges/universities

Experience Range

12-16 years

Foundational skills

• Strong OO developer with advanced Java / C++ / Python programming experience, and open to working with Python
• Hands‑on experience on object oriented databases
• Demonstrable experience of having designed and developed complex server‑side functionality
• Test automation, DevOps tools, Agile SDLC - a keen interest in identifying and improving the software development process with a DevOps mindset
• Self‑starter with a sense of responsibility - taking initiative and ownership for quality and speed
• Sound interpersonal skills, good communication/articulation, attention to detail

Desired skills

• Understanding of capital markets and equities / derivatives trading
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift

Shift Timings

11 AM to 8 PM

Job Location

Mumbai / Hyderabad / Chennai