Lead Software Engineer Java/AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted, market-leading technology within Consumer and Community Banking—Trust and Security. You’ll be a core technical contributor across multiple domains to deliver secure, scalable software solutions.

As a senior engineer, you will design and operate Java/Spring Boot services, drive microservices, and champion AI-assisted engineering practices, aligned with enterprise security standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience delivering production services in Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and delivering microservices-based solutions and distributed systems.
• Experience operating workloads on AWS in a security-conscious environment.
• Proficient in the Software Development Life Cycle and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others.
• Designs, builds, and maintains Java-based services using Spring Boot with scalable API contracts.
• Develops and operates microservices with resiliency patterns and observability.
• Builds, deploys, and supports cloud-native solutions on AWS with reliability.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability.
• Drives adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with validated standards and reusable patterns.
• Applies SDLC tools and AI-assisted development to improve automation.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Microservices

CI/CD

Secure Coding

AI-assisted development

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Spring Boot

AWS

CI/CD tooling

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 and community Banking - Trust and Security 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

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Designs, builds, and maintains Java-based services using Spring Boot, with clear API contracts and engineering standards that support scalability and maintainability
• Develops and operates microservices architectures with a focus on resiliency patterns, observability, and secure service-to-service communication
• Builds, deploys, and supports cloud-native solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS), aligning to security and reliability expectations
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• 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 applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Demonstrated hands-on experience building production services in Java and Spring Boot
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering microservices-based solutions, including distributed systems troubleshooting and performance tuning
• Practical experience building and operating workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in a security-conscious environment
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• 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

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience with domain-driven design and API-first delivery for microservices ecosystems
• Experience implementing cloud observability (metrics, logs, tracing) and reliability practices for distributed services
• Experience with containerization and orchestration approaches commonly used with AWS-backed microservices
• Experience collaborating with security, risk, and architecture partners to deliver secure-by-design solutions
• Experience in financial services or highly regulated environments (where applicable to the role)