FinTech Lead: Java & AWS Microservices Architect

JPMorganChase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus, OH, to architect and deliver secure, scalable software across Consumer & Community Banking, Auto. You will partner with product and engineering stakeholders to advance business outcomes, while driving AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices.

The role emphasizes leadership on distributed systems, microservices, AWS-based deployments, and collaboration across teams to improve delivery speed and reliability in a

Qualifications

• Experience architecting scalable distributed applications in financial services.
• Proven ability to deliver microservices across public cloud and hybrid environments.
• Hands-on experience in AWS services including Lambda and security controls.
• Strong Java/J2EE with Spring Boot, JPA, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with Oracle and/or PostgreSQL and performance tuning.
• NoSQL tech such as MongoDB/Elasticsearch/Cassandra/Neo4j.
• Kafka or TIBCO MQ experience is a plus.
• Experience coaching teams on AI-assisted tooling and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver software solutions with durable, scalable architectures.
• Build secure, high-quality production code with thorough reviews and continuous improvement.
• Improve resilience by identifying issues and automating remediation.
• Lead technical evaluations with external vendors and internal teams for fit and integration.
• Promote modern engineering practices and reusable patterns across teams.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture with shared ownership.
• Drive adoption of enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices and validate AI outputs.
• Apply SDLC tools and enterprise AI capabilities to improve automation.

Skills

Distributed systems

Microservices

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

JPA

REST APIs

SQL (Oracle/PostgreSQL)

NoSQL (MongoDB/Elasticsearch/Cassandra

AI-assisted development

Secure coding

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus, OH, to architect and deliver secure, scalable software across Consumer & Community Banking, Auto. You will partner with product and engineering stakeholders to advance business outcomes, while driving AI-assisted development and modern engineering practices.

The role emphasizes leadership on distributed systems, microservices, AWS-based deployments, and collaboration across teams to improve delivery speed and reliability in a