Technical Lead- Java Full Stack

Technical Lead- Java Full Stack

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

JOB DESCRIPTION

About Chubb

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries and territories, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is defined by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength and local operations globally. Parent company Chubb Limited is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CB) and is a component of the S&P 500 index. Chubb employs approximately 40,000 people worldwide. Additional information can be found at: http://www.chubb.com/

About Chubb India

At Chubb India, we are on an exciting journey of digital transformation driven by a commitment to engineering excellence and analytics. With a team of over 2500 talented professionals, we foster a startup mindset that promotes collaboration, diverse perspectives, and a solution-driven attitude. We are dedicated to building expertise in engineering, analytics, and automation, empowering our teams to excel in a dynamic digital landscape. We offer an environment where you will be part of an organisation that is dedicated to solving real-world challenges in the insurance industry. Together, we will work to shape the future through innovation and continuous learning.

Position Details

Job Title

Java Full Stack Lead

Function/Department

Technology

Location

Hyderabad, Bangalore

Employment Type

Full-time

Position Overview

Chubb is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Full Stack Java Technical Lead to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade insurance technology solutions. The role requires strong expertise in Java, cloud-native development, microservices architecture, modern UI technologies, AI technologies and engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end design, development, deployment, and support of full-stack applications.

Drive design decisions, coding standards, and engineering best practices.

Develop scalable solutions using Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, Angular/React, and cloud technologies.

Create optimised API endpoints tailored to specific frontend application requirements

Implement data transformation, aggregation, and filtering logic to reduce frontend complexity

Integrate BFF services with existing Process APIs within our microservice architecture

Develop efficient API contracts that minimise over-fetching and under-fetching of data

Implement caching strategies to optimise performance and reduce load on downstream services

Integrate with existing Process APIs and domain microservices

Design and implement service-to-service communication patterns (REST, GraphQL, messaging)

Handle API versioning, backwards compatibility, and graceful degradation

Implement circuit breakers, retry logic, and fault tolerance patterns

Monitor and optimise API performance, latency, and throughput

Implement API security measures including JWT authentication, OAuth2, and token validation

Apply input validation, sanitisation, and security best practices

Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following best practices

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members

Develop comprehensive unit and integration tests for BFF services

Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and mentor engineering teams.

Collaborate with product, business, and architecture stakeholders globally.

Drive CI/CD, DevOps, security, observability, and reliability initiatives.

Lead planning, estimation, risk management, and technical delivery.

QUALIFICATIONS

12-15 years of software engineering experience.

Minimum 3 years of technical leadership or team leadership experience.

Strong hands-on expertise in Java 11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Microservices.

Experience with Angular or React.

Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps.

Experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.

Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.

Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, code quality, documentation, and testing.

Experience implementing automated code generation, test automation, code review, and engineering productivity solutions using AI technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in Insurance or Financial Services domain.

Experience with Kafka, RabbitMQ, or JMS messaging platforms.

Cloud certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP).

Insurance domain knowledge is an added advantage. Candidates with prior experience in Property & Casualty (P&C), Claims, Underwriting, Policy Administration, or Digital Insurance platforms will be preferred.

Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams.

Understanding of Generative AI concepts, Large Language Models (LLMs), Prompt Engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and enterprise AI solution patterns.

Why Join Us?

Be at the forefront of digital transformation in the insurance industry.

Lead impactful initiatives that simplify claims processing and enhance customer satisfaction.

Work alongside experienced professionals in a collaborative, innovation-driven environment.

Why Chubb?

Join Chubb to be part of a leading global insurance company!

Our constant focus on employee experience, along with a start-up-like culture, empowers you to achieve impactful results.

Industry leader

Chubb is a world leader in the insurance industry, powered by underwriting and engineering excellence

A Great Place to Work

Chubb India has been recognised as a Great Place to Work® for the years 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Laser focus on excellence

At Chubb, we pride ourselves on our culture of greatness, where excellence is a mindset