Lead Software Engineer - Asset Management Technology

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

Job summary

JPMorganChase Asset Wealth Management seeks a Lead Software Engineer to provide hands-on leadership for an agile team. You will drive architecture direction, modernization, and operational resiliency while delivering trusted technology products.

This role requires collaboration with product owners and senior stakeholders to ensure value and reliability across platforms. The ideal candidate will excel at mentoring engineers, defining technical roadmaps, and championing secure, scalable software

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience across full stack SDLC, system design, and CI/CD.
• Strong Java and full-stack development with REST API experience.
• Ability to translate requirements to technical plans for stakeholders.
• Experience in cloud-native design using AWS and IaC tools.
• Experience with observability, monitoring, logs, and SLO/SLAs.
• Proven track record leading engineers across locations and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end platform capabilities for Fund Administration and Transfer Agency.
• Design, develop, and deliver full-stack software solutions.
• Engage with stakeholders to clarify scope and align with business goals.
• Plan development via backlog refinement, sprint planning, and roadmaps.
• Promote AI-assisted development practices with governance and secure coding.
• Develop secure production code and review peers' work for quality and consistency.
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation and improve stability.
• Maintain documentation including designs and runbooks.
• Mentor engineers across global locations to foster excellence.

Skills

Full stack development

REST APIs

Cloud native apps

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

Observability practices

AI-assisted software development

Team leadership

Tools

ECS/EKS

Lambda

Terraform

Kafka

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase Asset Wealth Management, you will provide hands‑on leadership to an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will provide technical leadership across the Fund Administration and Transfer Agency technology estate, owning delivery execution, influencing architecture direction and engineering standards, driving platform modernization and operational resiliency, and contributing to talent development. This role demands a self‑starter who thrives in a collaborative environment, can manage competing priorities, and drives engineering excellence across the team.

Job Responsibilities

• Leading the build‑out of strategic end‑to‑end platform capabilities for Fund Administration and Transfer Agency businesses
• Design, develop, and deliver full stack software solutions, applying strong problem‑solving skills to break down complex technical challenges.
• Own engagement with stakeholders and product owners to gather requirements, clarify scope, deliver on agreed solutions that align with business objectives.
• Lead development planning activities including backlog refinement, sprint planning, effort estimation, and technical roadmap definition, ensuring the team delivers incrementally and predictably.
• Champion team adoption of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI‑assisted coding pipelines, code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root‑cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and ensuring appropriate governance and controls.
• Develop secure, high‑quality production code and review peers' work to maintain consistency, reliability, and adherence to engineering standards.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve the overall operational stability of applications and systems.
• Maintain clear and organized documentation including technical designs, architecture decisions, and runbooks, ensuring knowledge is shared and accessible.
• Participate in communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and adoption of modern tooling, patterns, and best practices.
• Mentor and develop engineers across global locations and foster engineering excellence through coaching and technical leadership.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience across the Full Stack Software Development Life Cycle, including system design, application development, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and operational support.
• Core Java and full‑stack application development, Object‑oriented analysis and design techniques, applied experience with REST APIs.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into actionable technical plans.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Experience designing and operating cloud‑native applications using AWS services, container platforms, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (eg. ECS/EKS, Lambda, Terraform)
• Experience championing observability practices including monitoring, logging, tracing, alerting, and SLO/SLA management.
• Experience building event‑driven systems and distributed architectures using messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI‑assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• 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; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Strong experience in writing and maintaining comprehensive unit, functional, and integration tests.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies, eg. REACT
• AWS Certified (e.g., Solutions Architect, Developer, etc.)
• Working knowledge of Fund Administration, Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency, Custody, Investment Operations, or Asset Management platforms.
• Experience integrating operational and investment data platforms through APIs, event streams, and data pipelines.

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

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry‑leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.