Lead Software Engineer - Java/ AWS Developer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for their team in Wilmington, Delaware. This role requires at least 5 years of software engineering experience and strong Java development skills, including familiarity with React, Angular, and AWS Cloud. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and implementing software solutions, leading efforts to improve software operational stability, and advancing team practices in software engineering. This position supports a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Strong technical skills in Java and related technologies.
• Experience in deploying applications on AWS Cloud.

Responsibilities

• Develop software solutions and troubleshoot technical issues.
• Write high-quality production code and conduct code reviews.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring issues.

Skills

Java development

React

Angular

Spring

Hibernate

AWS Cloud

Agile methodologies

Automation and continuous delivery

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Aurora PostgreSQL

Job description

Overview

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 Auto Line of Business, 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 break down technical problems
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong technical skills Java development including areas such as React/Angular, Spring, Hibernate, JMS, Spring Boot
• Experience in Java (Core & EE, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Cloud)
• Experience deploying and monitoring applications on AWS Cloud
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in databases like Aurora PostgreSQL
• Expertise in using monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana and creating dashboards and alerts
• AWS Developer or Architect Certifications