AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java

Next Frontier Capital; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking an AWS Lead Software Engineer‑Java to join the Consumer and Community Banking's Proprietary Wallets team. You will guide agile delivery, build secure, scalable Java microservices on AWS, and drive modern engineering practices across the SDLC.

You will mentor teams, shape architecture, and align delivery with enterprise standards for security, reliability, and performance in a fast-paced financial services environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience leading technologists and coaching teams on goals against strategic initiatives.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced knowledge in cloud, AI, ML, mobile, etc.

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance to business and technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives decisions influencing product design, application functionality, and operations.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus.
• Contributes to the engineering community with firmwide frameworks, tools, and SDLC practices.
• Influences peers and decision-makers to use leading-edge technologies.
• Supports team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.
• Drives enterprise AI-assisted engineering adoption with secure validation standards and reusable patterns.
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge including AI-assisted development and automation.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Spring Framework

AWS

Kafka

Microservices

CI/CD

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Git/Bitbucket

JIRA

Maven

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that’s constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top‑notch technology products.

As an AWS Lead Software Engineer‑Java at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking’s Proprietary Wallets team, 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

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high‑quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function‑wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of leading‑edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• 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.

Required qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience leading teams of technologists and guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals against a set of strategic initiatives
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in‑depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services and experience in building event‑driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming.
• Experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot and AWS Services in public cloud infrastructure
• Working proficiency in developmental toolsets like GIT/Bitbucket, JIRA, Maven
• 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

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Finance domain experience with United States Banking & Payments industry.
• Knowledge and working experience on Card Network Payment and Fraud.
• Leading experience of Java Micro services application on AWS/Public cloud platform.
• Certifications in Java programming or related technologies (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, Spring Certification).
• Certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate).

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’ve proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most‑used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Lead delivery of Java and AWS apps for a world‑class payments experience, enabling connected commerce