Lead Software Engineer - Backend/Java/Cloud

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 152,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ, to be part of an agile team. You'll conduct critical technology solutions and leverage skills in Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs. Successful candidates will possess cloud infrastructure experience and knowledge of event-driven architecture. The role includes developing high-quality production code and improving operational stability. The position offers a competitive salary range of $152,000 - $215,000 annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Java experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design and application development.
• Proficient in Kafka and REST API.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure high-quality production code.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational stability of software applications.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors to drive outcomes.

Skills

Java

Spring boot

REST API

Kafka

Cloud infrastructure

Event-driven architecture

Artificial Intelligence

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Grafana

Prometheus

Cassandra

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 within the Consumer & Community Banking organization, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes‑oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading‑edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 5+ years of Java experience
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Hands‑on experience with Spring boot
• Proficiency in REST API
• Proficient in Kafka
• Advanced understanding of multi‑region deployments
• Demonstrated proficiency in Artificial Intelligence(e.g., Co‑Pilot, LLM )
• In‑depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Cloud infrastructure experience
• Event‑driven architecture experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS experience
• Terraform experience
• Experience working with Blue‑Green/Canary deployments
• Experience working with observability tools (e.g., Grafana, Prometheus)
• Experience with Cassandra
• Experience with performance optimization and trouble shooting

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.

Base Pay/Salary

Jersey City,NJ $152,000.00 - $215,000.00 / year