JOB SUMMARY

Position Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Developer to build upon and drive forward an ongoing project focused on creating a unified User Desktop Experience and a Server Side UI Driven framework to accelerate application delivery. This role is pivotal in driving integration with other teams and enhancing user experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software design, team leadership, and a passion for creating seamless, user-friendly applications. Additionally, the candidate should have demonstrable experience in building and selling strategic initiatives, and a strong curiousity in the development of GenAI tools to speed up delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Leadership:
•    Build upon and advance the ongoing project, ensuring continuity and progress.
•    Lead a team of developers, providing technical guidance and mentorship.
•    Ensure project milestones and deadlines are met, and deliverables are of high quality.

2. Integration and Collaboration:
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams including UX/UI designers, product managers, and other developers to ensure seamless integration of the project.
•    Drive the integration of the project with other internal systems and platforms, ensuring compatibility and efficiency.

3. User Experience Improvement:
•    Focus on enhancing the user experience by implementing intuitive and user-friendly interfaces.
•    Gather and analyze user feedback to continuously improve the application and address user needs effectively.

4. Technical Excellence:
•    Develop and maintain high-quality code, ensuring best practices and coding standards are followed.
•    Enhance and build upon our Server Side UI Driven framework to streamline application delivery and improve performance.
•    Develop and integrate GenAI tools to enhance and speed up application delivery, leveraging the latest advancements in artificial intelligence.

5. Strategy Development and Execution:
•    Build and articulate a clear strategy for the ongoing project, aligning with business goals and objectives.
•    Demonstrate experience in selling the strategy to stakeholders and securing buy-in.
•    Continuously evaluate and adjust the strategy based on project progress, feedback, and changing business needs.

6. Innovation and Problem-Solving:
•    Identify and address technical challenges and bottlenecks, ensuring the project remains on track.
•    Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to keep the project at the forefront of innovation.

7. Production Deployment:
•    Demonstrate experience in deploying solutions to production in an enterprise environment.
•    Ensure zero-defect tolerance due to the high demands of a stable production environment.
•    Maintain and monitor the production environment to ensure stability and performance, with hundreds of users dependent on it.

Person Specification:

1. Education and Experience:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
•    Proven experience in a lead developer role, preferably in a financial or technology-driven environment.
•    Strong background in software development with expertise in relevant programming languages and frameworks.
•    Demonstrable experience in building and selling strategic initiatives.
•    Extensive experience in deploying solutions to production in an enterprise environment with a zero-defect tolerance.

2. Technical Skills:
•    Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java and JavaScript.
•    Experience with UI/UX design principles and frameworks.
•    Expertise in React, ag-Grid, Material UI, TypeScript, HighCharts, Websockets, REST APIs, WebWorkers, WebAPIs and SSO/OAuth
•    Experience with Ansible and CI/CD pipelines.
•    Knowledge of server-side development and integration.
•    Familiarity with agile development methodologies and tools.
•    Experience in developing and integrating GenAI tools.

3. Leadership and Communication:
•    Excellent leadership skills with the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
•    Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
•    Ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms for diverse audiences.

4. Problem-Solving and Innovation:
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•    Creative thinker with a proactive approach to identifying and implementing solutions.

5. Personal Attributes:
•    Passion for technology and user experience.
•    High level of attention to detail and commitment to quality.
•    Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

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.

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in CAT team. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

Qualifications

•    Bsc/BTech/BE equivalent in Computer Science

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Front End Development
•    React/Typescript/Mui/agGrid/websockets etc
•    Application Security
•    SDLC / Testing / Delivery
•    GenAI assisted delivery and development

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, 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-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.