Lead Software Engineer - Blockchain (Public or Permissioned blockchain platforms)

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

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Commercial and Investment Banking technology team. You will lead a global engineering group focused on building and delivering trusted, market-leading blockchain/DLT solutions.

You will architect and deliver scalable services using Java Spring Boot, TypeScript/NestJS, ReactJS, and Python, while upholding high standards for code quality, testing, and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts is required.
• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Experience with Java Spring Boot and enterprise-grade systems.
• Experience building on blockchain platforms (e.g., Solana, Ethereum/EVM, Hyperledger).
• Understanding cryptographic protocols, smart contracts and key management.
• Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a global team building blockchain/DLT applications and services.
• Design and develop scalable, secure services using Java Spring Boot, TypeScript/NestJS, ReactJS, Python.
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and performance.
• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, CI/CD, deployment, and production support.
• Partner with platform teams to advance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted blockchain services.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Product, Operations, and Core Blockchain teams on DLT use cases.
• Engage with industry groups and regulators as adoption grows; contribute to industry landscape.
• Coach and mentor engineers; grow the team’s technical output, quality, and repeatability.
• Advocate for DLT across the firm and externally; represent the team to senior leaders in CIB Markets.
• Input into the wider technology innovation agenda including Generative AI, Agents and Quantum.

Skills

Technical leadership

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Formal software engineering training or certification

Tools

Java Spring Boot

TypeScript/NestJS

ReactJS

Python

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD pipelines

AWS / Cloud services

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, within Commercialand Investment Banking team, you will play a key role in an agile team dedicated to building, enhancing, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products. You will leverage your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address complex challenges across multiple technologies and applications, driving significant business impact through your contributions.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a global team building blockchain/DLT applications and services
• Design and develop scalable, secure services using Java Spring Boot, TypeScript/NestJS, ReactJS, Python.
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and performance
• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, CI/CD, deployment, and production support
• Partner with platform teams to advance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted blockchain services
• Collaborate closely with Front Office, Product, Operations, and Core Blockchain teams to imagine, experiment, and execute on transformative DLT use cases
• Engage with industry groups and regulators as adoption grows; contribute to shaping the evolving industry and regulatory landscape
• Coach and mentor engineers; grow the team’s technical output, quality, and repeatability
• Advocate for DLT across the firm and externally. Represent the team to senior leaders in CIB Markets.
• Input into the wider technology innovation agenda including Generative AI, Agents and Quantum

Required qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Significant hands-on software engineering experience, including Java Spring Boot and enterprise-grade systems
• Experience building on public or permissioned blockchain platforms (e.g., Solana, Ethereum/EVM, Hyperledger, Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, Canton)
• Understanding of cryptographic protocols, smart contracts and key management
• Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
• Solid understanding of architecture and design across distributed, enterprise systems
• Proven track record delivering complex software projects into production
• Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups
• Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability; ability to elevate team engineering practices

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures
• Exposure to front office or trade-processing environments within financial services
• Experience with Python and broader web technologies