Lead Software Engineer - Java & AWS

Testing Site - JPMC; Ohio; On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer & Community Banking Operations Technology team. You will be a core technical contributor responsible for delivering secure, scalable software across multiple domains while guiding a high-performing agile team.

The role emphasizes building production-ready code with Java/Spring, leveraging React on front-end components, and deploying on AWS, with a strong focus on security and operational stability.

Qualifications

• 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 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 CI/CD, resilience, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within at least one technical discipline (cloud, AI, ML, or mobile).

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and 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 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 and fit within existing systems.
• Lead communities of practice across software engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new 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).

Skills

Software design

Application development

Code review

Operational stability

Leadership

Education

Formal software engineering certification

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

React

AWS

CI/CD

SQL

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 (for example, cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

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