Lead Java Engineer - AWS Cloud & AI-Driven Platform

JPMorganChase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Asset & Wealth Management, Alternatives Team to build and modernize platforms that support alternative investments, migrating critical apps from on-premises to AWS. You will lead an agile team, shape design decisions, and ensure secure, scalable systems.

You will apply deep Java/Spring Boot expertise, drive integrations with messaging and event streaming, and champion responsible AI practices across the SDLC.

Qualifications

• > Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• > Proven hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in production environments.
• > Advanced proficiency in Java (enterprise backend development), with strong practical experience building services using Spring Boot.
• > Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating integrations using messaging and/or event streaming services (e.g., Kafka, AWS MSK, SQS/SNS, Kinesis)
• > Practical, hands-on cloud-native experience (the team's target platform is AWS)
• > Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting)
• > Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• > Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Skills

Java

System design

Problem solving

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

AWS

SQS/SNS

Kinesis

AI-assisted tooling

Job description

JPMorganChase in Jersey City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Asset & Wealth Management, Alternatives Team to build and modernize platforms that support alternative investments, migrating critical apps from on-premises to AWS. You will lead an agile team, shape design decisions, and ensure secure, scalable systems.

You will apply deep Java/Spring Boot expertise, drive integrations with messaging and event streaming, and champion responsible AI practices across the SDLC.