Java/AWS/Agentic Senior Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Tampa, Florida, to enhance and deliver high-quality technology products within the Payments Trust and Safety Technology group. The role requires expertise in AWS cloud services and programming languages such as Java and Python. Responsibilities include developing cloud-native applications, automating infrastructure provisioning, and ensuring security compliance. Candidates should have 5+ years of experience and strong knowledge of agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in Software Engineering concepts.
• Extensive hands-on experience with AWS cloud services.
• Proficiency in programming languages like Java, Spring Boot, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop cloud-native applications using AWS services.
• Automate infrastructure provisioning using AWS tools.
• Ensure security and compliance by implementing IAM policies.

Skills

AWS cloud services

Java

Python

Node.js

Agile methodologies

Software Development Life Cycle

Education

Formal training or certification in Software Engineering

Tools

CloudFormation

Terraform

AWS CDK

GitHub Copilot

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 JPMorganChase within the Payments Trust and Safety Technologygroup, 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 be part of the Fraud Protection group, building solutions for merchants to protect themselves against fraudulent behavior. 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

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, Aurora, ECS, EKS, etc.)
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using AWS tools (CloudFormation, Terraform, AWS CDK)
• 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 system
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize application performance and reliability in the AWS environment
• Ensure security and compliance by implementing IAM policies, encryption, and monitoring
• Document technical solutions and provide support for audits and regulatory reviews
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge cloud technologies
• Establish comprehensive monitoring and alerting frameworks to ensure optimal performance, scalability, availability, and reliability
• Utilize AI agents and emerging technologies to build prototypes for demonstration purposes, presenting to peer groups, business partners, and senior leadership
• Deliver high-quality results within tight deadlines while maintaining a strong focus on code optimization, performance tuning, and engineering best practices

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Extensive hands‑on experience with AWS cloud services and infrastructure
• Experience with S3, Aurora Postgres, ECS, EKS, RDS, Lambda, Glue, ALB/NLB and serverless architectures
• Proficiency in programming languages (Java, Spring boot, Python, Node.js, etc.)
• Proficiency in automation, continuous delivery methods and all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security and working with Kafka for event Streaming
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Experienced with pair programming agents such as GitHub Copilot to accelerate prototyping
• Proven experience in building high-volume, low-latency, high-throughput transactional systems

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Full stack development knowledge with strong enterprise architecture design concepts to allow for unified user experience leveraging data sharing capabilities with API, Kafka
• Case management workflow and orchestration to serve as the backbone of a unified user experience across multiple cross-functional teams
• Vibe coding experience and conceptual knowledge while leveraging developer assistant tools like GitHub Copilot to allow for efficiency gains