Backend Senior Lead Software Engineer

J.P. Morgan; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Lead Software Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in enhancing and delivering innovative technology products. This position offers the chance to drive significant business impact by applying your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills. You'll be part of an agile team that values diversity and inclusion, while also having the opportunity to influence product design and technical operations. If you're passionate about building scalable systems and leading cross-functional projects, this is the perfect opportunity to make a difference in the financial technology landscape.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software development with a focus on Java applications.
• Strong system architecture skills for designing high-performance systems.
• Experience in payment systems or financial technology.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to support business and technical teams.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' work.
• Influence product design and technical operations.

Skills

Java

Kafka

Oracle

Distributed Computing

System Architecture

Problem-Solving

Cloud Technologies

Microservices Architecture

Communication Skills

Education

Formal Training in Software Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD Pipelines

Apache Spark

Hadoop

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 a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Commercial & Investment Bank, Payments 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

• 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, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Extensive experience in software development, with a strong focus on Java applications and related technologies such as Kafka and Oracle.
• Proven expertise in distributed computing, with a deep understanding of scalability, availability, and consistency concerns.
• Strong system architecture skills, capable of designing and implementing robust, high-performance systems.
• Ability to establish and manage application contracts with other systems interacting with our payment system.
• Demonstrated leadership in owning and managing a large portfolio of applications, with the ability to oversee 90+ applications effectively.
• Experience in payment systems or financial technology, with a solid understanding of industry standards and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to address complex technical challenges and drive innovative solutions.
• Strong communication skills, capable of articulating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with cloud technologies and microservices architecture, with a focus on building scalable and resilient systems.
• Commitment to maintaining high-quality code standards and practices, with a focus on performance optimization and security.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with advanced data processing and analytics using technologies such as Apache Spark or Hadoop, enhancing the ability to handle large-scale data within payment systems.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines, to streamline development and deployment processes.
• Prior experience in leading cross-functional teams and projects, demonstrating the ability to collaborate effectively across different departments and drive strategic initiatives.

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT:

• This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase’s review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.