Lead Java Microservices Engineer - AWS & Kafka

Aumni; Kentucky; On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Fraud Risk Group to design, build, and deliver trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment. You will be a core technical contributor across multiple domains, driving technically advanced solutions in production.

The role emphasizes non-routine problem solving, event-driven microservices with Kafka, and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Advanced Java expertise with Spring Boot experience in production.
• Experience applying domain-driven design to structure microservices and manage integration across distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver creative, end-to-end software solutions, applying non-routine problem-solving to break down complex technical challenges into scalable implementations.
• Architect and build cloud-native, Spring Boot-based microservices with clear domain boundaries, well-defined APIs, and resilient service-to-service integration.
• Lead the design and implementation of event-driven microservices using Kafka for real-time processing and scalable architectures.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and raise engineering standards through code reviews, debugging, and hands-on leadership.
• Strengthen production stability by driving root-cause remediation, observability improvements, and automating recovery workflows.
• Partner across product, engineering, and operations to deliver microservices meeting performance, availability, and security expectations.
• Lead evaluations with external vendors/startups to assess architectural fit and integration readiness.
• Drive communities of practice to accelerate adoption of modern microservices patterns and engineering standards.
• Promote AI-assisted development tools with validated outputs and secure coding practices.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Security best practices

Domain-driven design

Production support

Tools

AWS

Kafka

Spring Boot

Job description

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Fraud Risk Group to design, build, and deliver trusted, scalable technology products in a secure environment. You will be a core technical contributor across multiple domains, driving technically advanced solutions in production.

The role emphasizes non-routine problem solving, event-driven microservices with Kafka, and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed.