Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack

Testing Site - JPMC; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase, within the Consumer and Community Banking API Marketplace, seeks a skilled Software Engineer to join an agile team delivering trusted, market-leading technology products. You will guide business partners, code, review, and help shape product design while ensuring operational stability.

The role emphasizes TypeScript/React, Java 8+, REST/microservices, cloud-native development, and modern SDLC practices through CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React.
• Advanced skills in one or more programming languages, including Java 8+ for distributed application development, REST, microservices, and Spring Boot.
• Experience developing cloud-native applications (e.g., AWS, GCP, private cloud).
• Familiarity with modern SDLC practices such as Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment.
• Experience with design systems and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and ensuring operational stability.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular technical guidance and direction to business partners, technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and respect within the team.
• Influence peers and stakeholders to adopt innovative, leading-edge technologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical domains, contributing to firmwide frameworks and best practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review/debug code written by others.
• Drive decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, actively participating in code reviews to promote growth and knowledge sharing.
• Rapidly iterate on design and implementation, even in the face of ambiguous requirements.

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 Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer and Community Banking’s (CCB) API Marketplace, 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.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide regular technical guidance and direction to business partners, technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Foster a culture of diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and respect within the team.
• Influence peers and stakeholders to adopt innovative, leading‑edge technologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in one or more technical domains, contributing to firmwide frameworks and best practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Develop secure, high‑quality production code and review/debug code written by others.
• Drive decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Mentor and coach junior developers, actively participating in code reviews to promote growth and knowledge sharing.
• Rapidly iterate on design and implementation, even in the face of ambiguous requirements.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React.
• Advanced skills in one or more programming languages, including Java 8+ for distributed application development, REST, microservices, and Spring Boot.
• Experience developing cloud‑native applications (e.g., AWS, GCP, private cloud).
• Familiarity with modern SDLC practices such as Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment.
• Experience with design systems and version control systems (e.g., Git).
• Hands‑on experience in system design, application development, testing, and ensuring operational stability.
• Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Familiarity with state management libraries (e.g., Zustand, Redux, Context API).
• Experience with build automation tools such as Maven.
• Experience configuring Continuous Integration pipelines in Jenkins.
• Experience with frameworks like React Query.
• Knowledge of performance optimization techniques and tools.