Job Summary
We are seeking a highly capable Senior Full-Stack Developer to design, build, and scale AI-enabled applications and platforms. The role requires deep experience across modern frontend and backend technologies, strong software engineering fundamentals, and the ability to integrate Large Language Models (LLMs), RAG pipelines, agent frameworks, and data services into production-grade systems. You will work closely with product owners, ML engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performance AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain Python-based AI applications in production. Implement and optimize data processing (e.g., data validation and transformation) pipelines using pandas and numpy. Build and maintain the model library (python library). Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand and refine project requirements.
• Create efficient database schemas, queries, and data models. Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior developers. Troubleshoot and resolve issues in existing applications.
• Stay up-to-date with industry best practices and emerging technologies
Strategy
• Awareness and understanding of the Group's AI strategy and model appropriate to the role.
Business
• Awareness and understanding of how the AI models operating in the Group
Processes
• Responsible for developing some AI models and projects
Risk Management
• The ability to interpret the Machine Learning models, identify key issues and put in place appropriate model controls and measures.
Governance
• identify key Responsible AI related to the models developed
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
• Sustainable Finance
Skills and Experience
• (large) Data processing
• Data Analytics
• Programming skills, e.g., Python
• ML/DL frameworks, e.g., Scikit-learn, XGboost, Torch, Tensorflow
• Cloud
• Production deployment
• API
• ESG
Technical Requirements
• Python Proficiency: Strong expertise in Python programming language. Proficiency in Python data processing libraries such as pandas and numpy.
• Web Application Development: Experience in building Python-based web applications using frameworks like streamlit, graido, Flask, react. Knowledge of front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, react) for web application integration. Lead the development of LLM-powered features such as chat interfaces, workflow agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and analytics dashboards.
• python library Development: Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, and maintaining python library. Knowledge of best practices for API security and versioning.
• Database Management: Proficiency in database design, SQL, and database management systems. Experience with relational databases and NoSQL databases is a plus.
• Data Processing and Analysis and Validation: Strong skills in data manipulation, transformation, and analysis using Python libraries. Ability to develop and optimize data processing pipelines for efficiency.
• Version Control: Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Capability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in existing applications.
• Technical Documentation: Ability to create clear and concise technical documentation for code and systems.
• Data Visualization: Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Matplotlib, Plotly, or D3.js.
• Cloud Services: Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform is a plus.
• Agile Development: Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments.
• CI/CD: Knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools for automated testing and deployment, in particular in Azure DevOps.
• Teamwork and Communication: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Continuous Learning: Willingness and enthusiasm for staying updated with emerging technologies and industry best practices.
• (optional) data analytics and/or data science experiences.
Qualifications
Education
• Bachelor’s degree (or above) in Computer Science, Computing engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
Languages
• English
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.