Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver enterprise software solutions. You will work with stakeholders on requirements and architecture, code, test, and review, and support deployments and production monitoring.

Candidates should have extensive Java/J2EE experience, Spring, REST APIs, and familiarity with Oracle/Cassandra. Experience with modern CI/CD, testing tools, and AI tech is a plus.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on system design, application development, testing and stability.
• Web apps using J2EE, Spring; REST API development.
• Experience with Oracle and Cassandra databases.
• Proficiency with BlazeMeter, Splunk, Dynatrace; API testing tools.
• Manual testing with Postman/SoapUI; API specs with Swagger.
• Agile Scrum methods; familiarity with AI tech (LLMs, copilots).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise software applications.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on requirements, architecture, and design.
• Write code, perform pair programming and code reviews.
• Create unit tests and automate software checks.
• Support integration, UAT, performance testing; production releases and monitoring.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

J2EE

Spring framework

REST APIs

Oracle

Cassandra

BlazeMeter

Splunk

Dynatrace

Postman

SoapUI

Swagger

Agile Scrum

AI technologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

J2EE

Spring framework

REST APIs

Oracle

Cassandra

BlazeMeter

Splunk

Dynatrace

Postman

SoapUI

Swagger

Agile Scrum

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Responsible for design and development of enterprise software applications.
• Works with different stakeholders to review business requirements, architecture and design.
• Involves in coding, pair programming and code reviews.
• Writes unit tests and software automation.
• Supports Integration, UAT, and Performance testing.
• Releases software on UAT and production; Participate in production support and application monitoring.

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 in developing web-based applications using J2EE technology.
• Experience using Spring framework for building enterprise java applications.
• Experience in developing Rest APIs.
• Experience in using Oracle, Cassandra databases.
• Experience using BlazeMeter, Splunk, Dynatrace
• Experience in manual testing using Postman/SoapUI.
• Experience using Swagger tool to create the API specifications.
• Experience using Agile Scrum methodology for tracking the team work.
• Experience with AI technologies (e.g., LLM, Co-pilot)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to AWS cloud technologies
• Experience in using Kafka for data streaming.
• AWS or Cloud certifications
• Experience in Temporal Durable Execution technologyExperience writing automation tests using Cucumber framework
• Cloud Foundry experience for developing and managing the web application.
• Understands best practices for CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security

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 the Connected Commerce technology offers and shopping team, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team