Lead Backend Engineer: FinTech, Scalable Cloud

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Accelerator team, shaping products that solve real world problems and putting customers first. You will own domain modeling, build scalable JVM-based solutions, and lead secure, reliable code through modern cloud-native architectures.

You will thrive in collaborative squads, mentor peers, and continuously update technologies to stay ahead in fintech. This role emphasizes partnership, curiosity, and delivering value to clients.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Problem solver who collaborates and shares knowledge.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong ethical standards and trustworthiness.
• Initiative with pragmatic, iterative approach toward long-term goals.

Responsibilities

• Use domain modeling to build best in class business products.
• Structure software to be understandable, testable, and evolvable.
• Build scalable solutions with fault tolerance.
• Develop secure code protecting customers and systems.
• Investigate and fix issues and prevent recurrences.
• Ensure zero downtime releases for end users.
• Optimize data read/write for our needs.
• Monitor performance and apply appropriate solutions.
• Ensure systems are reliable and operable.
• Keep technologies and patterns up to date.

Skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Mentoring others

Adaptability

Ethical conduct

Initiative

Education

Software engineering certification/training

Tools

Java/Kotlin

Cloud platforms (multi-cloud)

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Accelerator team, shaping products that solve real world problems and putting customers first. You will own domain modeling, build scalable JVM-based solutions, and lead secure, reliable code through modern cloud-native architectures.

You will thrive in collaborative squads, mentor peers, and continuously update technologies to stay ahead in fintech. This role emphasizes partnership, curiosity, and delivering value to clients.