AWS Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking an AWS Sr. Lead Software Engineer within the Corporate Sector – Enterprise Observability Platforms / APP Observability Platforms.

You will bridge architectural strategy and hands-on implementation, lead technical design, mentor juniors, and foster DevOps excellence to deliver scalable, secure technology products. You will drive significant business impact across multiple technologies, aligning engineering practices with firmwide SDLC standards while maintaining

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in at least one language: Python, Java, or Terraform.
• Practical cloud-native experience and background in CS/CE or related technical field.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and guide engineers, provide technical direction to support the business and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review code written by others.
• Influence product design, application functionality, and operations decisions.
• Act as a subject matter expert across one or more areas of focus.
• Promote firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices within the engineering team.
• Advise on adoption of leading-edge technologies and best practices.
• Support team culture around diversity, inclusion, and collaboration.

Skills

Python/Java/Terraform proficiency

Observability tools

Cloud native experience

System design & development

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Dynatrace

ThousandEyes

OpenTelemetry

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 Sr. Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector – Enterprise Observability Platforms / APP Observability Platforms, 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. You will bridge the gap between architectural strategy and hands-on implementation, leading technical design, mentoring junior developers, and fostering a culture of DevOps excellence. You will also 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

• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification onsoftware engineeringconcepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Python, Java, or Terraform
• Experience with Observability tools such as Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, etc.
• 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
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Ability to build secure applications, utilizing tools to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, and employing modern techniques to manage access to applications and APIs.
• In depth knowledge of one or more observability platforms, such as Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, Apica, etc..
• In-depth experience with Open Telemetry (Otel) standards and tools
• Commitment to continuous learning and enthusiasm for new technologies