Senior Software Engineer

Greetings from TCS!!

Role: Senior Software Engineer

Exp: 6 - 15 Years of Exp

Location: Siruseri, Chennai

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to complex, business-critical agile software projects within the Starlight ecosystem
• Design and implement modern reference data platforms, ensuring scalability, resilience, and long-term maintainability
• Develop high-quality code for distributed, high-availability and high-performance systems
• Apply and actively promote SIX DevOps principles, taking full ownership across the software lifecycle (build, run, improve)
• Drive the transition towards modern, containerized architectures (cloud-ready / microservices-based)
• Work with and evolve a modern technology stack including: 
• Java EE / modern Java frameworks
• Messaging & streaming (JMS, Kafka)
• Databases (Oracle, RocksDB, Neo4j)
• Observability (Elastic, Prometheus, Grafana)
• Translate business requirements into robust, production-ready solutions
• Ensure stable application operations, including monitoring, incident handling, and problem management
• Contribute to technology strategy, including evaluation and introduction of new tools and frameworks
• Support technical hiring by conducting interviews and assessing candidates.

What You Bring

• Strong academic background in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience as a Senior Software Engineer (L5 level) in complex, distributed environments
• Deep expertise in: 
• Java (backend-centric, enterprise-grade systems)
• Distributed system design and integration patterns
• Relational and/or NoSQL databases
• Hands-on experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and production ownership (Saltstack/Jinja, Jenkins, GitLab)
• Solid understanding of: 
• Containerization (Docker/Podman, Kubernetes / OpenShift)
• Event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar)
• Observability and monitoring concepts
• Experience working in mission-critical, high-availability environments
• Strong Linux expertise at LPIC-3 level (or equivalent experience)
• Strong engineering mindset with focus on code quality, performance, and reliability
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively in a cross-functional agile team
• Excellent analytical skills and solution-oriented thinking
• Strong communication skills in English

Nice to Have

Finance domain knowledge is a strong plus, particularly in the following areas:

• Reference data structures 
• Listings and pricing data (market data distribution)
• SWIFT messaging standards and integration
• Corporate actions processing and workflows