AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java/Spring Boot

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java/Spring Boot to join the Auto Originations team in Consumer and Community Banking.

You will be a core technical contributor, delivering secure and scalable solutions across multiple business functions. You will design, develop, and troubleshoot high-quality production code, lead architecture discussions with internal and external partners, and promote responsible AI usage in engineering workflows while advancing automation and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong Java development expertise, including Spring Boot, Hibernate, JMS, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience deploying and monitoring applications on AWS Cloud including S3, Lambdas, Security, and IAM.
• Hands-on design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong background in designing complex applications and documenting architecture artifacts.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of AI-assisted software development tools.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and analyzes complex problems.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on designs.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices.
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge including AI-assisted development.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

REST APIs

AWS Cloud

CI/CD

Agile methods

AI-assisted tooling

Security best practices

Tools

S3

AWS Lambda

IAM

JMS

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 an AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java/Spring Boot at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer and Community Banking's Auto Originations 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

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• 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
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• 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
• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong Java development expertise, including technologies such as Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, JMS, and RESTful API design and implementation.
• Experience deploying and monitoring applications on AWS Cloud including services such as S3, Lambdas, Security, and IAM
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Strong background in designing complex applications and documenting architecture artifacts (e.g., diagrams, standards, decision records)
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• 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, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in databases like Aurora PostgreSQL
• Expertise in using monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana and creating dashboards and alerts
• AWS Developer or Architect Certifications