Lead Software Engineer, Java

JPMorganChase; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Singapore seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Asset and Wealth Management. You will contribute as a core technical member, delivering trusted, scalable tech products while aligning with security, resiliency, and AI-assisted development practices.

The role requires advanced Java/Spring skills, hands-on SDLC leadership, and experience with cloud native architectures. You will work in an agile team to enhance and secure critical financial software systems.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering education with 5+ years' experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, operations.
• Experience evaluating architectural designs and driving AI-assisted tooling adoption.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, and troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' work.
• Drives enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and operations.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation to improve value realization through automation.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues for better stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture and feasibility.

Skills

Java/Spring

AI-assisted tooling

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud/AWS

Security/Resiliency

Secure coding

SDLC

Leadership/Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in CS or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

AWS (ECS, S3, Lambda)

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset and Wealth Management, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI‑assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root‑cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes‑oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Hands on Experience coding in Java, Spring/Spring Boot
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI‑assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience working with AWS cloud services (e.g., ECS, S3, Lambda) and proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform

About Us

J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first‑class business in a first‑class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long‑term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

About The Team

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry‑leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.