Some careers shine brighter than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.
We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist
In this role, you will:
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Design and implement full stack features (frontend components, backend services, APIs) that meet project requirements and SLAs.
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Take end-to-end responsibility for one or more components or services—from design through to production support
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Write clean, maintainable code using AI coding assistants with strong unit and integration tests; ensure both “happy” and “unhappy” paths are considered and covered.
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Contribute to automated test suites (unit, integration, end-to-end) and help maintain test pipelines; use tools such as Selenium/Cucumber for UI flows where applicable.
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Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation; help reduce manual steps and deploy safely and frequently.
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Participate in on-call rotations, incident response and post-incident review; implement fixes and preventative measures.
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Monitor, profile and optimise services for performance, resilience and scalability; implement observability (logs/metrics/traces) and alerts.
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Work with BAs, UX, QA and DevOps to deliver end-to-end customer journeys; provide clear technical input during planning and grooming sessions.
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Use productivity tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) and be open to applying approved AI-assisted solutions where they add value. Follow and promote secure coding, code reviews, documentation and team conventions.
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Provide mentoring and guiding directly or indirectly to other software engineers by giving clear technical direction, feedback and timely suggestions to ensure a high-quality standard of deliverables according to HSBC standards and best practices.
To be successful, you will:
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Currently be a hands-on full stack developer with minimum 6-8 years’ experience of advanced software development, e.g., implementation of real-time interaction between headless services.
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Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot and modern frontend frameworks (ReactJS preferred). Experience designing and building RESTful APIs working with microservices.
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Practical experience with public cloud (GCP, Azure or AWS), Docker and Kubernetes or managed container services. Experience with relational databases; ability to model data and optimize queries.
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Testing: Strong test-first mindset; experience with unit, integration and E2E tests. Familiarity with Selenium/Cucumber or similar UI automation is a plus. CI/CD & DevOps: Comfortable contributing to CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub) and automating builds and deployments.
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Experience with cloud native development and public cloud providers like GCP or Azure. Experience with logging, metrics, tracing and alerting; proven capability in diagnosing production issues - Production Support and incident management.
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Clear communicator who can work across disciplines and explain trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Pragmatic problem-solver, takes ownership, and continuously learns new tools and techniques. Are passionate about technology and look for opportunities to learn & bring new ideas to the team.
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Awareness of secure coding practices and need for compliance in regulated environments. Able to use Copilot to deliver with speed as well as apply HSBC approved AI solutions to increase productivity
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Excellent knowledge of their technical environment. Forward thinking, making the right decisions based on strategy. Knowledge and experience on DevOps, Disciplined Agile Delivery (DAD), Agile control Framework. “Can-do” attitude and problem-solving mindset. Self-starter
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
www.hsbc.com/careers
HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.”
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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India
