Lead Java/AWS Engineer - Cloud & Architecture Leader

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS to advance trusted technology products within a secure, scalable framework.

As a core technical contributor, you will drive design, develop production code, and guide teams through architecture decisions while collaborating across business functions.

The role emphasizes delivering high-quality software, improving operational stability, and participating in communities of practice around emerging technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in Java and at least one scripting language.
• Hands-on AWS experience with cloud services and container platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develops, tests, and debugs production-grade Java/AWS solutions.
• Leads design discussions and evaluates architectures with vendors and teams.
• Drives operational stability and coding hygiene across apps and systems.
• Builds visualizations and reports from large data sets for improvements.
• Supports CI/CD and security within agile practices.

Skills

Java

Python

Spring Framework

AWS

Kubernetes/EKS

ECS

Lambda

Step Functions

Kafka

MSK

RDS PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

SQS

CI/CD

Agile

Tools

Kubernetes

EKS

Docker

Kafka

MSK

AWS Cloud services

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS to advance trusted technology products within a secure, scalable framework.

As a core technical contributor, you will drive design, develop production code, and guide teams through architecture decisions while collaborating across business functions.

The role emphasizes delivering high-quality software, improving operational stability, and participating in communities of practice around emerging technologies.