Lead Software Engineer

JPMorganChase; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Wilmington, Delaware is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer to enhance reliability and improve application stability. In this leadership role, you'll define service level objectives, drive site reliability practices, and mentor engineers. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in software engineering, proficiency in programming languages like Python or Java, and knowledgeable in CI/CD tools and observability practices. A competitive total rewards package and diverse benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Deep proficiency in site reliability best practices.
• Fluency in at least one programming language.
• Experience with observability tools.
• Proficiency in continuous integration and delivery tools.

Responsibilities

• Champion site reliability culture within the team.
• Lead initiatives to improve application reliability.
• Collaborate on service level objectives and error budgets.
• Be a point of contact during major incidents.
• Document and share knowledge across the organization.

Skills

Reliability

Scalability

Performance

Security

Programming (Python, Java Spring Boot, .Net)

Observability tools (Grafana, Dynatrace)

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab)

Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

Grafana

Dynatrace

Prometheus

Datadog

Splunk

Jenkins

GitLab

Terraform

ECS

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Overview

Assume a critical role in defining the future of a globally recognized firm and have a direct and significant effect in a realm tailored for top achievers in site reliability.

As a Lead Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Enterprise technology, Corporate technology team, you hold a leadership role in your team, demonstrate strong knowledge across multiple technical domains, and advise others on the technical and business issues facing them. Take lead and conduct resiliency design reviews, break up complex problems into digestible work for other engineers, act as a technical lead for medium to large-sized products, and provide advice and mentoring to other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates and champions site reliability culture and practices and exerts technical influence throughout your team
• Leads initiatives to improve the reliability and stability of your team’s applications and platforms using data-driven analytics to improve service levels
• Collaborates with team members to identify comprehensive service level indicators and stakeholders to establish reasonable service level objectives and error budgets with customers
• Demonstrates a high level of technical expertise within one or more technical domains and proactively identifies and solves technology-related bottlenecks in your areas of expertise
• Acts as the main point of contact during major incidents for your application and demonstrates the skills to identify and solve issues quickly to avoid financial losses
• Documents and shares knowledge within your organization via internal forums and communities of practice

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts plus 5+ years of applied experience
• Deep proficiency in reliability, scalability, performance, security, enterprise system architecture, toil reduction, and other site reliability best practices with the ability to implement these practices within an application or platform
• Fluency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java Spring Boot, .Net, etc.
• Deep knowledge of software applications and technical processes with emerging depth in one or more technical disciplines
• Proficiency and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, SLO alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc.
• Proficiency in continuous integration and continuous delivery tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform, etc.)
• Experience with container and container orchestration (e.g., ECS, Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Experience with troubleshooting common networking technologies and issues

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Ability to identify and solve problems related to complex data structures and algorithms
• Drive to self-educate and evaluate new technology
• Ability to teach new programming languages to team members
• Ability to expand and collaborate across different levels and stakeholder groups

About Us

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.