Java / React Full Stack Lead Software Engineer

JP Morgan Chase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in New York, NY seeks a Java/React Full Stack Lead Software Engineer to guide an agile team delivering secure, scalable digital banking solutions. You will shape technical direction, own complex components, and champion engineering excellence across squads.

core duties include leading AI-assisted development practices, delivering Java/Spring Boot backend with React/Angular frontend, and mentoring engineers to elevate delivery speed and quality while maintaining robust security and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs.

Responsibilities

• Drives enterprise adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and delivery speed.
• Leads complex full-stack design and delivery (Java/Spring Boot + React/Angular).
• Establishes strong engineering practices including CI/CD gates and observability.
• Owns production excellence: incident reduction and performance tuning.
• Mentors engineers and aligns technical direction across squads.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring Boot

Microservices

React/Angular

CI/CD

AI-assisted tooling

Cloud Foundry/AWS

Observability tools

Kafka

Security & DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Dynatrace

Splunk

Grafana

Job description

Java / React Full Stack Lead Software Engineer

New York, NY, United States

Job Information

• Job Identification 210803202
• Job Category Software Engineering
• Business Unit Consumer & Community Banking
• Locations 450 W 33rd St, New York, NY, 10001, US
• Job Schedule Full time

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 Java / React Full Stack Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer Community Bank- Business Banking, 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. As a core technical contributor, you will serve as a senior technical contributor and design leader, owning complex components/services, driving engineering standards, and influencing cross-team architecture and execution. You will help elevate quality, reliability, and speed-to-market.

Come join our Business Banking Technology team and take the opportunity to lead, influence, and grow with us as we build secure, stable, and scalable digital solutions for small businesses. Business Banking Technology partners closely with business, product, and operations teams to deliver the platforms and experiences that help small-business clients manage their finances and achieve their goals. In this role, you will help shape technical direction, modernize our capabilities, and raise the bar for engineering excellence across a growing organization.

Job responsibilities

• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• Leads technical design and delivery of complex full-stack capabilities (Java/Spring Boot + React/Angular).
• Establishes strong engineering practices (test strategy, automation, CI/CD quality gates, observability).
• Owns production excellence: incident reduction, RCA prevention, performance tuning, and operational readiness.
• Mentors engineers and influence technical direction across squads and partner teams.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practice.

Deep expertise inJava 8+ / Spring Boot, microservices, andReact/Angular.

Strong Kafka/event-driven architecture experience (retries, idempotency, DLQ patterns, schema/versioning).

Experience with SQL databases with data modelling, query optimization, and performance tuning.

Strong experience withCloud Foundry/AWSand CI/CD strategy and execution.

Demonstrated leadership in design reviews, mentoring, and cross-team technical alignment.

Ability to work with tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana for observability and monitoring

Experience building applications with resilient, highly available architectures, including consideration for failure modes, recovery, and operational readiness, and working knowledge of secure engineering practices and designing to meet Cyber Security and Technology Control requirements (e.g., authentication/authorization, secure APIs, data protection, dependency hygiene).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Cross-team delivery leadership, PCI experience and AWS certifications

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include 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. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non‑profits. You’ll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edged mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.