Lead Java AI Engineer — Spring Boot for Real-Time Trading

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive trusted market-leading technology products within Trading Technology. You will contribute across architecture, data, analytics, and automation while delivering secure, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted engineering, automated testing, and robust production systems to support real-time trade processing in a fast-paced financial environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with system design and production support.
• Hands-on expertise in Java, Spring, Springboot, Maven, Kafka, and React.
• Experience with AWS, Lambda, ECS, EC2, Terraform, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, and troubleshoots software solutions for complex problems.
• Leads adoption of Java, Spring, React, and Kafka across teams.
• Develops secure, production-ready code and performs code reviews.
• Defines the technology roadmap for data, analytics, and automation.
• Promotes AI-assisted engineering practices and automated testing.

Skills

Java

Spring

Springboot

Maven

Kafka

React

7+ years exp

AWS

Lambda

ECS

EC2

Terraform

GitHub Actions

CodePipeline

AI-assisted engineering

Tools

AWS

Terraform

GitHub Actions

AWS CodePipeline

Job description

JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive trusted market-leading technology products within Trading Technology. You will contribute across architecture, data, analytics, and automation while delivering secure, scalable solutions.

The role emphasizes AI-assisted engineering, automated testing, and robust production systems to support real-time trade processing in a fast-paced financial environment.