Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and passionate Senior Developer to join our engineering team at Standard Chartered Bank. You will work on high-scale, multi-market applications that serve millions of customers globally, contributing to our digital banking transformation and delivering secure, performant, and maintainable software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Development & Engineering
•    Design, develop, and maintain production-grade applications using Java and Spring Boot
•    Build robust full-stack applications with modern web technologies
•    Write clean, testable, and maintainable code following SOLID principles and team conventions
•    Participate in architecture discussions and propose technical improvements
•    Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
•    Collaborate with backend and frontend engineers on API contracts and system integration

SDLC & DevOps
•    Follow and contribute to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices
•    Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment
•    Work with DevOps teams to ensure development processes align with DevOps principles
•    Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives
•    Monitor application performance and implement optimizations

Quality & Testing
•    Write comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
•    Implement Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices
•    Ensure code quality through automated testing and quality gates
•    Participate in performance testing and optimization initiatives

Strategy
•    Develop and implement software development strategies aligned with the organization's goals and objectives. 
•    Drive innovation and continuous improvement in software development practices.
•    Ensure the adoption of best practices and emerging technologies in the banking domain. 

Business
•    Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
•    Ensure that software solutions meet business needs and deliver value to the organization.
•    Support business growth by developing scalable and robust software applications. 

Processes
•    Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from requirement gathering to deployment and maintenance.
•    Ensure adherence to Agile and Tribe model processes, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
•    Maintain clear and comprehensive documentation throughout the development process.

People & Talent 
•    Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software developers, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous learning.

Risk Management
•    Identify and mitigate risks associated with software development projects.
•    Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
•    Implement robust testing and quality assurance processes to deliver error-free software.

Governance 
•    Establish and enforce coding standards, development guidelines, and best practices.
•    Ensure that all software development activities are aligned with the organization's governance framework.
•    Monitor and report on the progress of software development projects to senior management.

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
•    Our stakeholders include Product Owners (PO), Ops team, Business Partners, Engineering Lead (EL), Sub Domain Tech Leads (SDTL), Chapter Leads (CL), ICS, Production Support Teams, Process & Audit Teams, Integration Team, and Surround Interfacing Systems, such as upstream and downstream teams.

Skills and Experience

Mandatory Requirements
•    Java Proficiency: Expert-level Java 8+ — primary technical requirement 
•    Spring Framework: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data 
•    Full-Stack Development: Experience with both backend and frontend technologies 
•    SDLC Knowledge: Strong understanding of software development lifecycle 
•    DevOps Experience: CI/CD, containerization, cloud platforms 
•    Database Skills: SQL, NoSQL databases, ORM frameworks 
•    Version Control: Git — branching strategies, PR workflows 

Backend Technologies
•    Java 8+ with strong OOP and design pattern knowledge
•    Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA
•    RESTful API design and development
•    Microservices architecture and patterns
•    Database design and optimization (SQL/NoSQL)
•    Message queues and event-driven architecture

Frontend Technologies
•    JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
•    Modern frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or Vue.js)
•    Responsive web design and cross-browser compatibility
•    RESTful API integration and state management

DevOps & Tools
•    CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI)
•    Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
•    Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
•    Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
•    Monitoring and logging tools
•    Automated testing frameworks

Development Practices
•    Agile/Scrum methodologies
•    Test-Driven Development (TDD)
•    Code review processes
•    Performance optimization
•    Security best practices

•    Enterprise Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, ReST API, JPA, Model Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Maven, Gradle, Unit Testing frameworks (JUnit)
•    RDBMS, NoSQL, Redis
•    Microservices architecture, ReST API design and Development.
•    DevOps: git, ADO, Ansible, Docker, Code review and scans, Secrets management (HCV), Observability frameworks
•    Container technologies: K8S, Helm
•    Cloud technologies: AWS
•    Good to have: Quarkus, GraphQL, Python
•    Front-end development, JavaScript, ReactJS, HTML, CSS, Lit framework, SPA

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications
•    Banking, fintech, or financial services experience
•    Experience with distributed systems and high-availability architectures
•    Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements
•    Familiarity with Standard Chartered's technology stack
•    Experience with API Gateway and service mesh technologies
•    Understanding of security frameworks and practices
•    Knowledge of data modeling and data management principles

Soft Skills
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
•    Excellent communication skills with ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
•    Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams
•    Self-motivated with ability to work independently
•    Continuous learning mindset and adaptability to new technologies

Education
•    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
•    Relevant certifications in Java, Spring, cloud platforms, or DevOps tools (preferred)

•    Qualification: Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree
•    Experience: 7 to 12 years
•    Skill: Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Skills
•    Preference: Relevant Skills Certifications

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.