Lead Software Engineer-Java/Cloud

JPMorganChase; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver cutting-edge technology products within Consumer and Community Banking. In this role, you will be responsible for executing software solutions and creating secure production code.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of experience in software engineering, hands-on experience with cloud technologies, and proficiency in coding with frameworks like Spring and Java.

Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design and application development.
• Proficiency in coding and familiarity with cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions and address technical problems.
• Create high-quality production code.
• Develop visualizations from large data sets.

Skills

Software engineering concepts

System design

Application development

Operational stability

Cloud technologies

Coding frameworks (e.g., Spring, Java)

Kubernetes

Database technologies (SQL, NoSQL)

Agile methodologies

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Postman

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

Job Description

Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Consumer and Community Banking. Design and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable environment. Carry out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas to support the firm’s business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting; think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Create secure and high‑quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to continuously improve software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.
• Add to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 8+ years of applied experience.
• Hands‑on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud technologies.
• Experience with monitoring and tracing tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Postman, etc.
• Proficient in coding in one or more frameworks (e.g., Spring, Java).
• Familiarity with Kubernetes.
• Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages.
• Demonstrated experience with database technologies including SQL and NoSQL.
• Knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies.
• Knowledge of AI tools (e.g., Agent, and Agentic).
• AI certifications.
• Cloud certifications.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
• Commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in cash and/or forfeitable equity.
• Comprehensive health care coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.