Front End / React Lead Software Engineer

Testing Site - JPMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in New York, NY, seeks a Front End / React Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development and delivery of secure, scalable digital products within the Consumer and Community Bank – Digital Technology organization.

In an agile team, you will lead React-based UI work, mentor engineers, and push for high-quality production code, automated testing, and robust CI/CD practices.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong experience working with popular front-end JavaScript frameworks including React.
• Knowledge and experience in ES6+.
• Understanding of modern design patterns used in JavaScript.
• Knowledge and experience working with HTML5, CSS and popular precompilers, like Sass and LESS.
• Knowledge and experience using popular build tools, like Gulp and Webpack.
• Knowledge and experience in TDD and modern testing frameworks that support it, like Karma and Mocha.
• Understanding of source control and experience working with modern tools that support it, such as Git.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Practical cloud native experience.

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
• 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
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

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 a Front End / React Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Bank - Digital Technology, you will play a crucial role as part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products. Your work will focus on ensuring these products are secure, stable, and scalable.

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
• 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
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Strong experience working with popular front-end JavaScript frameworks including React
• Knowledge and experience in ES6+
• Understanding of modern design patterns used in JavaScript
• Knowledge and experience working with HTML5, CSS and popular precompilers, like Sass and LESS
• Knowledge and experience using popular build tools, like Gulp and Webpack
• Knowledge and experience in TDD and modern testing frameworks that support it, like Karma and Mocha
• Understanding of source control and experience working with modern tools that support it, such as Git
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge and experience in TypeScript and experience in using CSS for animation
• Understanding UX design concepts like responsive web design
• Work with web performance tools, such as Lighthouse
• Experience building UI web components to support a hybrid experience in mobile apps