Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS, React.js, Kafka

Testing Site - JPMC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Chicago, IL to guide a team in building trusted, scalable technology products within a security-focused framework. You will contribute across multiple domains, driving architecture, delivery, and operational excellence.

The role emphasizes mentoring up to ten junior engineers, advancing CI/CD, and collaborating with product owners and cross-functional teams to ensure robust, disaster-ready systems.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language such as Java and React.
• Proficiency in automation and CI/CD across the SDLC.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, security and resiliency.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL) and Kafka.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka, Spring Boot, JSON, and AWS services.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable cloud-native apps on AWS.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine to build solutions.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams to assess architectural designs and applicability.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive adoption of new technologies.
• Leads and mentors a team up to ten junior software engineers.
• Drives automation initiatives for CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.
• Optimizes application performance through tuning, monitoring, and proactive improvements.
• Engages in development with Java, Spring Boot, React and Kafka messaging.
• Collaborates with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Designs highly available and resilient systems with disaster recovery.

Skills

Java

React

Spring Boot

Kafka

AWS

CI/CD

Agile

Cloud

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Kafka

AWS

PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

Docker

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Bank - Controls group, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a key technical contributor, you will be responsible for implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve 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
• Leads and mentors a team up to ten junior software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Drives automation initiatives for CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.
• Optimizes application performance through tuning, monitoring, and proactive improvements.
• Engages in development expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React and Kafka messaging
• Collaborates with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Designs and implements highly available and resilient systems, ensuring minimal downtime and robust disaster recovery.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification onsoftware engineeringconcepts 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) such as Java and React
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods, and in all aspects of 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.)
• Advanced experience in domain-driven design, relational databases, PostgreSQL, and Kafka
• Hands on experience in Kafka, Spring Boot, JSON, and AWS services. Advanced hands on experience in AWS Cloud services and deployment of applications
• Experience in architecture, design, deployment and troubleshooting of scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or other containers
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Exposure to work flow engine solutions