Lead Software Engineer - Backend Java, Markets Tech

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

On-site wellness centers

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team delivering secure, scalable financial technology platforms. You will drive code quality, design decisions, and AI/GenAI integration across equities broker-dealer and prime finance platforms, ensuring reliability and governance.

You will lead architectural discussions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into robust solutions, including AI-assisted development

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Boot and REST APIs within microservices.
• Strong experience with Relational databases (Oracle/DB2) and NoSQL (MongoDB) and CI/CD, DevOps, automation.
• Proficient in SDLC and secure, governable AI integration.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical skills and stakeholder communication.
• Experience building high-volume, low-latency financial systems.
• Leading AI-assisted development tools usage and setting validation standards.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshooting across distributed microservices.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers.
• Builds AI/ML and GenAI into production platforms with MLOps for lifecycle management.
• Automates remediation to improve stability, resiliency, and performance.
• Drives architecture decisions for scalability and platform evolution.
• Leads architecture reviews with internal teams to align with enterprise tech strategies.
• Modernizes platforms with cloud-native, event-driven, microservices patterns.
• Partners with business teams to translate requirements into scalable tech solutions.
• Ensures robust SDLC, testing (unit, SIT, UAT) and production stability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

CI/CD Pipelines

DevOps

AI/ML integration

GenAI

Cloud-native (AWS)

Distributed systems

Education

Software engineering fundamentals

Tools

Oracle/DB2

MongoDB

Kafka

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

React

MLOps tools

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, 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 delivering critical technology solutions supporting the Equities Broker Dealer and Prime Finance platform, including securities lending, trade lifecycle, and clearing & settlement capabilities, in alignment with the firm’s business objectives. You will also integrate AI/ML and GenAI capabilities into core platforms in a way that is secure, governable, and operable at enterprise scale.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to solve complex problems and deliver scalable solutions across distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Develops secure, high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others to ensure engineering excellence
• Build and integrate AI/ML and GenAI into production platforms—LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and MLOps for lifecycle management, monitoring, and governance.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability, resiliency, and performance of applications
• Drives architecture and design decisions influencing system scalability, performance, and long-term platform evolution
• Leads evaluation sessions with internal teams and stakeholders to assess architectural designs and ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategies
• Contributes to platform modernization through adoption of cloud-native, event-driven, and microservices-based architectures
• Partners with business, product, and operations teams to translate Prime Finance and Broker Dealer requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Ensures robust delivery across environments with strong focus on SDLC, testing (unit, SIT, UAT), and production stability
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in large-scale enterprise environments
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Boot and REST APIs programming language within microservices in a distributed systems architecture
• Strong experience withRelational databases (Oracle/DB2) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB) and CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and automation practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills
• Demonstrated proficiency in building high-volume, low-latency, mission-critical financial systems
• Hands-on experience integrating AI/ML and GenAI into enterprise applications, including LLMs, RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector stores/databases, model evaluation, and production monitoring (MLOps).
• 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
• Practical experience working across cross-functional teams in complex enterprise organizations

Preferred qualifications, skills, and capabilities

• Cloud-native development (AWS or equivalent)
• Exposure to Prime Finance, Securities Lending, or Broker Dealer platforms
• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ) and messaging systems
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (React, UI frameworks)
• Exposure to domain-driven design, full-stack development, and modern architectural patterns
• Experience with observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK)
• Interest in adopting emerging technologies (AI-assisted development, automation, advanced analytics)

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

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Hands-on technical lead utilizing backend java on spring boot.