Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack Java

JPMorganChase; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Chicago is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Corporate Technology, delivering trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor teams, and implement AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed in a fast-moving financial services environment.

The role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, expertise with Spring Boot/Java, Kafka, TypeScript, React, and API

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with practical, hands-on experience
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Building production microservices with Spring Boot and Java (21+), including Virtual Threads and Pattern Matching
• Working with event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka and related tooling
• Building production React SPAs with TypeScript and data-heavy UIs
• Expertise in RESTful API design and microservices architectures (Event-Driven, CQRS)
• Proficient with testing frameworks (JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test, Playwright)
• Experience using AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and debugging with ability to tackle non-routine problems
• Drives architectural decisions for distributed systems including event-driven pipelines
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability of applications
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams to probe architecture and applicability
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies
• Fosters a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect
• Drives adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with validated standards and reuse of patterns

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

TypeScript

React

OpenAPI

CI/CD

Security

Tools

OpenAPI 3.0

SpringDoc

Schema Registry

Kubernetes

JUnit 5

Spring Boot Test

Playwright

Job description

Job Description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

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 JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

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.
• Drive architectural decisions for distributed systems including event-driven pipelines, CQRS patterns, and real-time data streaming
• 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
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• 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

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Building production microservices with Spring Boot and Java (21+), including Virtual Threads, Records, and Pattern Matching
• Working with event-driven architectures using Apache Kafka (Producers, Consumers, Avro Serialization, Schema Registry)
• Building production React SPAs with TypeScript (complex forms, data grids, role-based access control), including Redux Toolkit
• MongoDB in production environments (aggregation pipelines, change streams, indexing, sharding, performance tuning)
• Expertise in RESTful API Design (OpenAPI 3.0, SpringDoc, versioning) and microservices architecture (Event-Driven, CQRS, Saga Patterns)
• Proficiency in testing frameworks including JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test, and Playwright
• 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
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Experience in financial services or reference data domains
• Experience in DevOps model and Kubernetes, cloud auto scalable infrastructure

About Us

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

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.