Software Engineer II - Java, UI, Spark, Kafka

United States Digital Space LLC; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Maharashtra, India, seeks a Software Engineer II - Java Full Stack Developer to join an agile team delivering secure and scalable software components. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot multi-component systems across UI, services, and data layers.

The role emphasizes end-to-end delivery, modern frontend frameworks, REST/GraphQL APIs, and secure coding practices. Join a dynamic environment with strong emphasis on CI/CD, testing, and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Professional software engineering experience with significant full-stack delivery
• Strong proficiency in Java and enterprise backend development (Spring / Spring Boot)
• Experience building microservices and well-designed APIs (REST)
• Solid understanding of frontend development with at least one modern framework (React/Angular/Vue) plus HTML/CSS/TypeScript/JavaScript
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL (PostgreSQL/Oracle), including schema design and query optimization
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and Git
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools with ability to evaluate outputs
• Understanding of secure handling of inputs/outputs, resiliency and security expectations
• Strong problem-solving skills and cross-team collaboration

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end full-stack solutions using Java technologies and modern UI frameworks.
• Develop and support backend services and APIs (REST/GraphQL) including authentication/authorization and error handling.
• Leverages AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, validated by peer review, tests, and secure coding standards.
• Apply SDLC tooling knowledge to improve automation value.
• Build responsive, accessible frontend experiences and reusable UI components.
• Enable data-centric use cases by integrating with data platforms and event streams.
• Collaborate with data teams to improve data quality, observability, and governance.
• Apply engineering best practices: code reviews, testing, CI/CD, performance tuning, production support.
• Contribute to system design discussions and non-functional requirements (security, resiliency, scalability).
• Troubleshoot production issues across UI, services, and data interactions; implement fixes and automation.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Frontend development

SQL

CI/CD

Git

AI-assisted development tools

Security concepts

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GraphQL

OAuth2/JWT

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

You're ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.

As a Software Engineer II - Java Full Stack Developer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you'll be a part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm's state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end full-stack solutions using Java technologies and modern UI frameworks.
• Develop and support backend services and APIs (REST/GraphQL as applicable), including authentication/authorization, integration patterns, and error handling.
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Build responsive, accessible frontend experiences and reusable UI components aligned to engineering standards.
• Enable data-centric use cases by integrating with data platforms, data services, and event streams to expose reliable datasets and metrics to upstream/downstream consumers.
• Collaborate with the data horizontal team to improve data quality, observability, lineage, and governance where required by the applications.
• Apply strong engineering practices: code reviews, unit/integration testing, CI/CD, performance tuning, and production support.
• Contribute to system design discussions and drive non-functional requirements (security, resiliency, scalability, latency).
• Troubleshoot complex production issues across UI, services, and data interactions; implement sustainable fixes and automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Professional software engineering experience with significant full-stack delivery.
• Strong proficiency in Java and enterprise backend development (e.g., Spring / Spring Boot).
• Experience building microservices and well-designed APIs (REST).
• Solid understanding of frontend development with at least one modern framework (e.g., React, Angular, or Vue) plus HTML/CSS/TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL/Oracle), including schema design and query optimization.
• Hands-on experience with engineering practices such as CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and source control (Git).
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• Practical knowledge of security concepts (OAuth2/JWT, secure coding, secrets management) and production readiness.
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work across teams, and excellent written/verbal communication.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with data engineering and data platform integrations, such as: Messaging/streaming: Kafka (or equivalent), Data processing: Spark (or equivalent), Data warehousing/lakes: Snowflake/Databricks/Hive (or similar), Orchestration: Airflow (or similar)
• Familiarity with data governance concepts: metadata/lineage, data quality checks, access controls, and auditability.
• Experience with observability tooling: centralized logging, metrics, tracing (e.g., OpenTelemetry concepts).
• Containerization and orchestration: Docker and Kubernetes (or equivalent).
• Domain exposure to loan origination / servicing systems or regulated financial workflows (helpful but not required).

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