AWS Senior Lead Software Engineer- Java / Python

Testing Site - JPMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer specializing in Java and Python on AWS to join an agile, fast-moving team. You will develop secure, scalable solutions, drive architecture decisions, and mentor engineers across multiple projects.

Responsibilities include end-to-end software delivery, data-driven improvements, and collaboration with business partners to shape product design and technology strategies in a secure production environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience delivering end-to-end software design, development, testing and operations.
• Strong in Java or Python and AWS cloud services with scalable architectures.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end software solutions including design, development and troubleshooting.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms.
• Produce architecture/design artifacts for complex applications.
• Analyze and visualize data from large datasets to drive improvements.
• Provide technical guidance to teams and vendors; influence product design.

Skills

Java

Python

AWS

SQL

Spring Boot

Microservices

Data analysis

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

SageMaker

Spark

EMR

Glue

Snowflake

Databricks

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 Senior Lead Software Engineer- Java/Python at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Bank- Connected Commerce Technology, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end software solutions — including design, development, and technical troubleshooting — with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems


• Develop secure, high-quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems


• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while ensuring design constraints are met throughout the software development process


• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and visualize data from large, diverse data sets to drive continuous improvement of software applications and systems


• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data, leveraging these insights to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture


• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies


• Regularly provide technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors


• Drive decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes


• Serve 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


• Influence peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience


• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


• Advanced proficiency in SQL and one or more programming languages including Java, springboot, microservices, or Python API development


• Strong experience designing and implementing solutions on AWS including hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and services such as Step Functions, S3, SQS, Lambda, and AI/ML services such as SageMaker and Bedrock and AWS data processing and transformation services such as EMR, Glue, and Spark


• Experience working with data lake architectures and f


• amiliarity with large-scale data platforms such as Snowflake and/or Databricks


• Exposure to AI/ML concepts, including model inference, evaluation, and deployment in production environments


• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods


• 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


• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience building or integrating applications powered by large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or other generative AI techniques


• Familiarity with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn


• Experience with MLOps practices, including model versioning, monitoring, and automated retraining pipelines