Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to enhance and deliver market‑leading technology products. The role requires 5+ years of experience in software engineering, expertise in Java and Spring Boot, and familiarity with cloud technologies. The position offers a competitive salary package and a range of benefits, including comprehensive health care and up to 100% tuition reimbursement. This is an opportunity to impact your career in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands‑on experience in system design, application development, and testing.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions to solve complex problems.
• Develop secure, high‑quality production code.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

Agile delivery practices

Database query languages

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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 JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Operations Technology team, 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 conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, to solve complex problems beyond routine approaches
• Develop secure, high‑quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of applications and systems
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical capabilities, and fit within existing systems and information architecture
• Lead communities of practice across software engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading‑edge technologies
• Contribute to a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
• Build and maintain services using Java and the Spring framework
• Deploy applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot
• Experience working with React
• Proficiency in coding in one or more programming languages
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment, including use of database query languages
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle
• Understanding of agile delivery practices, including continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within at least one technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies

Benefits

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 child‑care, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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.

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most‑used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.