Lead Development-Java

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Requisition Number: 56423

Job Location: Chennai, IND

Global Grade: Band 6

Work Type: Office Working

Employment Type: Permanent

Posting Start Date: 26/06/2026

Posting End Date: 28/06/2026

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Job Summary

Description

The Senior Backend (Java) Developer will be a key member of Trade IT Development Team and responsible for translating User Stories into high quality software that meets functional and non-functional requirements. The role holder will form a key part of a fast-paced, ambitious, delivery programme.

Key Responsibilities

Years of Experience

Relevant experience of 8-12 years

Software Delivery

Build & deliver software using standard framework and design patterns.

Develop scalable real-time low-latency processing solutions in an agile delivery method

Develop secure software components that can be reused for building multi-grained services.

Adhere to governance and standards and ensure alignment with framework patterns.

Develop and maintain automated testing

Manage work on tools/modules deliverables from concept to completion as per project timelines

Brainstorm and suggest design solutions based on user/product requirements

Contribute towards an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture.

Stakeholder Management

Partner with stakeholders to capture requirements and deliver solutions –deep understanding of the problem and context along with ownership are key to be successful in this role

Collaborate with stakeholders to make strategic design, new features and functionality

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, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

Product Owners, Trade Operations, interface team, UAT team, Release/CR management, Implementation team

Skills and Experience

Microservices Architecture

API programming

Enterprise application architecture

CI/CD

Advanced Proficiency in / Mandatory Skills:

Micro-services development using Springboot

Technical Stack: Java, Spring, Spring Cloud, Mongo & Oracle or Postgres databases, Elasticsearch, Hazelcast, Kafka, REST APIs, JSON/YML,

Technical Tools: Confluence/Jira/Bitbucket or Git, CI / CD (Maven, Git, Jenkins), Eclipse or Intelij IDEA

Agile development experience

Experience with design and development of REST API platform using Apigee/APIM, converting web services from SOAP to REST

Experience with Security frameworks (e.g., JWT, OATH2)

Experience in API layer like security, custom analytics, throttling, caching, logging, monetization, request and response modifications

Experience in creating REST API documentation using Swagger and YAML or similar tools desirable

Experience with Unix, Linux Operating Systems

Experience with Integration frameworks (e.g., Mule, Camel) desirable

Experience using Github co-pilot

Optional Skills:

Knowledge on Container/Cloud platforms like Kubernetes/Docker, AWS/Azure

Experience in event driven architectures (CQRS and SAGA patterns).

Python scripting

Experience developing document, image & text processing using python & LLM libraries

LLM API development

Prompt engineering, develop APIs with LLM models

Agentic AI development

MCP concepts

Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent degree

JAVA Certification preferred

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 thing and 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, 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-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 all sorts of 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.

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.

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