Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.
Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.
Candescent is a U.S.-based financial technology company that powers Intelligent Banking for banks and credit unions. The company helps financial institutions move beyond traditional digital banking by unifying data, channels, and real-time intelligence into a single, cohesive platform that delivers adaptive, human‑centered experiences across every interaction.
Staff Software Engineer (Microsoft, AI‑Assisted Development)
LOCATION: Hyderabad, India
GRADE: 13
Position Summary & Key Areas of Responsibility
The primary responsibility is to develop high-quality, scalable software solutions as a contributing member of a highly motivated Agile engineering team. This role will leverage modern AI-assisted developer tools to improve productivity, code quality, and engineering velocity.
Key Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of requirements analysis, technical design, development, testing, and deployment of integration services.
- Manage end-to-end delivery life cycle including production readiness, monitoring, and support.
- Ensure that features and services delivered by the team meet performance, reliability, and security expectations.
- Maintain accountability for addressing production issues, driving RCAs, and implementing long-term fixes.
- Develop high-quality, maintainable, and reusable software components that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
- Leverage AI-powered development tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar GenAI IDE assistants to accelerate coding, refactoring, and test generation.
- Contribute to architectural discussions and ensure solutions follow best practices for scalability and maintainability.
- Support modernization of existing integration components into cloud-native, reactive architectures.
- Collaborate with SRE and operations teams to improve system reliability, observability, and operational workflows.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to secure coding and engineering best practices.
- Improve developer productivity through tools, automation, and CI/CD pipeline enhancements.
- Promote the adoption of observability, proactive monitoring, and automated quality checks.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on design patterns, testing, debugging, and production readiness.
- Contribute to cross-team design reviews and technical discussions with product, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams.
- Assist in evaluating technical risks and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements.
- Stay current with AI, software engineering, and cloud-native trends, disseminating knowledge and defining best practices.
- Collaborate with Solution Management, Product, Security, and Platform teams across the organization.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in software design and development.
- 6+ years of experience in the preferred technology stack:
Core Technologies
- Microsoft Full stack design & development
- Microsoft .NET 8.0 or above, C#, C++
- AngularJS, Javascript, HTML, CSS, NodeJS, Typescript, Angular 15 and above
- Object Oriented programming
- Windows programming
- Experience developing Web based applications using HTML 5 & OAuth2
- API based design and development using REST & SOAP frameworks
- Experience in deployment and troubleshooting in K8 environment
- Good hands-on database on relational database like - SQL Server, Oracle
- Expertise in design patterns like – MVC, Microservice architecture
- Deep understanding of Software Development and Quality Assurance best practices
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills
- Experience operating in an Agile environment, with a deep understanding of agile development principles.
- Distributed systems fundamentals
- Kubernetes, Docker, containers
- Cloud platforms (GCP/AWS/Azure)
- Familiarity with Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma Lean principles.
AI & Modern Engineering Skillsets (New)
- Hands‑on experience using AI coding assistants such as:
- Microsoft Copilot / GitHub Copilot
- Cursor or equivalent AI‑first IDEs
- Experience applying Generative AI for:
- Code generation and refactoring
- Test generation and coverage improvement
- Documentation and API contract generation
- Strong understanding of responsible AI usage, including code correctness, security, data privacy, and licensing considerations.
- Ability to critically review and validate AI‑generated code outputs.
Engineering Practices
- Deep understanding of Software Development and Quality Assurance best practices
- Strong experience in Agile/Scrum environments
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong collaboration and mentoring skills
- Hands-on experience with logs, metrics, traces, and troubleshooting production incidents.
- Exposure to Continuous Improvement and Lean / Six Sigma principles
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience across multiple SDLC models, preferably Agile.
- Knowledge of software development standards, protocols, and secure coding practices.
- Experience developing accessible web applications.
- Experience with modern development and delivery tools:
- Jira
- Jenkins
- Git / Subversion
- JUnit
- Exposure to AI‑powered DevOps, AIOps, or intelligent monitoring tools is a plus.
- Green Belt or Black Belt CI Certification.
Why Join Candescent
- Work on enterprise‑scale systems with real‑world impact.
- Opportunity to adopt and shape AI‑assisted software engineering practices.
- Competitive compensation with strong work‑life balance programs.
- Inclusive, diverse, and growth‑oriented culture.
Statement to Third Party Agencies
To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.
