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The successful candidate will lead technical initiatives, build platfrom 0-1, and contribute to architectural decisions that with major business impact to our global financial market business.\nKey Responsibilities\nTechnical Leadership & Architecture\nDesign and develop high-performance, scalable backend services and APIs using modern technologies\nImplement microservices architecture patterns and distributed system design principles\nEnsure system reliability, performance, and security across all backend services\nDrive adoption of best practices in code quality, testing, and deployment\nMake architectural decisions and contribute to technical strategy and roadmap planning\nDevelopment & Implementation\nBuild robust RESTful APIs and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and related technologies\nImplement secure, efficient database designs and optimize query performance\nDevelop event-driven architectures using messaging systems (Solace, Kafka)\nIntegrate with third-party systems and external APIs following banking industry standards\nImplement comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions\nCollaboration & Communication\nWork closely with front-end developers, SRE, QA, BA, product managers, and business stakeholders\nConduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback\nLead technical discussions and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions\nParticipate in technical interviews and contribute to team building initiatives\nQuality & Compliance\nEnsure all backend systems comply with banking regulations and security standards\nImplement comprehensive testing strategies including unit, integration, and performance testing\nDrive continuous improvement in development processes and methodologies\nMaintain high standards of documentation for systems and processes\nSupport production systems and participate in on-call rotations when required\nSkills and Experience\nJava (Spring Boot)\nRelational DB\nMQ\nLogging, Monitoring and Alerts\nDesign Pattern\nAPI\nQualifications\nKey Experiences\n5-10 years of experience in backend development with strong Java expertise\nProficiency in Spring Framework (Spring Boot)\nExtensive experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (Redis)\nExtensive experience with messaging systems (Solace, Apache Kafka)\nStrong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems\nExperience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)\nExperience in CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices\nExperience with API design and development (REST, GraphQL)\nProfessional Skills\nStrong problem-solving and analytical thinking capabilities\nExperience working in agile development environments\nAbility to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams\nStrong project management and organizational skills\nExcellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts\nEducation & Certifications\nBachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field\nBanking or financial services domain knowledge advantageous\nPreferred Requirements\nKnowledge of performance optimization and system scalability techniques\nFamiliarity with monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)\nLanguages\nEnglish\nChinese\nAbout Standard Chartered\nWe'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.\nOur 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.\nTogether we:\nDo the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do\nNever settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well\nAre better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term\nWhat we offer\nIn line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.\nCore bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.\n 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.\nFlexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.\nProactive 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\nA continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.\n 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.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5950,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Continuous learning","Flexible schedule","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Commercial & Retail Banks","Wealth Management & Financial Advisors","Investment Banking & M&A Advisory"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T18:35:10Z"}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":39,"reasons":["conf:3","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/standard-chartered-senior-developer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/standard-chartered-senior-developer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T01:44:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1562,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3438,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}