Lead Java Engineer — AI-Driven FinTech & Scalable Systems

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to craft trusted market-leading technology products within a secure, scalable landscape. You will be a core technical contributor advancing architecture across business functions and mentoring teams in agile delivery.

Your responsibilities include delivering secure production code, driving AI-assisted engineering practices, and evaluating designs with internal teams and external vendors to meet business objectives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 8+ years of experience.
• Expertise in core Java, data structures, algorithms, and scalable architecture.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Experience with messaging platforms (Kafka) and NoSQL DBs (MongoDB/Redis).
• Exposure to Node/ReactJS and Electron for front-end work.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools with emphasis on validation and security.
• Strong understanding of agile, CI/CD, and security practices.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and reliability.
• Applies SDLC tools to enhance automation and value realization.
• Identifies and automates recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architectures.

Skills

Core Java

Data structures

Algorithms

Design patterns

Infrastructure architecture

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Application resiliency

Security concepts

Cloud native

Team leadership

Tools

Apache Kafka

MongoDB

Redis

Node.js

React.js

Electron

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to craft trusted market-leading technology products within a secure, scalable landscape. You will be a core technical contributor advancing architecture across business functions and mentoring teams in agile delivery.

Your responsibilities include delivering secure production code, driving AI-assisted engineering practices, and evaluating designs with internal teams and external vendors to meet business objectives while maintaining