Lead Software Engineer - Backend/Java/Cloud

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for the Consumer & Community Banking team. This role involves designing robust Java services, optimizing data pipelines with Apache Kafka, and implementing modern CI/CD practices. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of Java and Spring Boot experience, proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, and exposure to cloud services, particularly AWS. The position offers opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and impactful contributions to technology supporting communities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• 8+ years of Java experience with core APIs and design patterns.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases for data modeling.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable, resilient Java-based services using agile practices.
• Build API-driven solutions and data pipelines with Apache Kafka.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems for reliability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

SQL

NoSQL

Apache Kafka

AWS

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Automated testing

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what’s possible. You’ll join a collaborative team where your ideas matter, your engineering craftsmanship is valued, and you’ll help deliver technology that supports customers and communities at scale.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking - Froud Assessment Tech team, you are an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will be a core technical contributor, driving critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas and business functions in support of the firm’s objectives. You will collaborate closely with product partners and engineering peers to design resilient systems, improve developer experience, and raise the bar on quality and operational excellence.

Job responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable, resilient Java-based services and microservices using modern engineering practices
• Build and maintain API-driven solutions (REST) and distributed, event-driven architectures
• Develop and optimize data pipelines and streaming solutions using Apache Kafka
• Model, query, and tune relational and NoSQL data stores to support performance, integrity, and scale
• Implement and improve continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines to enable safe, frequent releases
• Apply infrastructure-as-code practices to create repeatable, reliable environments and deployments
• Monitor production systems, troubleshoot issues, and drive improvements in availability, latency, and reliability
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to engineering standards for secure coding, testing, and documentation
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical designs and production-ready solutions

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• 8+ years of Java experience, including core APIs, web services, concurrency, and design patterns
• 8+ years of Spring Boot experience building high-performance, maintainable services
• 5+ years of experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, including data modeling and performance tuning
• 5+ years of Apache Kafka experience designing and implementing event-driven solutions
• 2+ years of cloud experience, including deploying and operating services using Amazon Web Services
• Proven ability to design, develop, deploy, and support medium to large applications in an agile (Scrum) environment
• Proficiency building secure, scalable RESTful APIs and microservices
• Experience implementing CI/CD using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Spinnaker, or AWS CodePipeline
• Hands‑on experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit 5 and Cucumber

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with modern DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code tooling such as Terraform
• Experience with performance testing, debugging, and profiling using tools such as JMeter or BlazeMeter
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools such as Splunk, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Dynatrace, or Grafana
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes
• Demonstrated mentoring and technical coaching experience that supports team growth and continuous improvement