Java, Spring Boot, Microservices Lead Software Engineer

慨正橡扯; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to enhance technology products for the Corporate and Investment Bank. The role requires 5+ years of experience, proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, and knowledge of CI/CD practices. Responsibilities include developing high-quality code and leading technical decisions within an agile team. This position offers a dynamic environment focused on innovation in the financial sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming languages including Java and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and debug code by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues.

Skills

Software Engineering Concepts

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

JPA/Hibernate

Kafka

CI/CD

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Native Experience

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) Markets Post Trade Technology, youare 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 are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

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
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Design, develop, and maintain scalable microservices using Javaand Spring Boot. Apply best practices for RESTful APIs, security, testing, and CI/CD.
• Lead technical decisions, mentor developers, and ensure code quality.
• Work with JPA/Hibernate, Kafka and DevOps tools.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Reacts JS or other front end technologies.
• Application of LLM to generate workflows.
• Understanding of Corporate actions , swift messaging networks.