Lead Software Engineer - Java Fullstack

Testing Site - JPMC; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Tampa seeks a Lead Software Engineer to help build, enhance, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will be a core technical contributor responsible for solutions across multiple domains within the Commercial & Investment Bank.

The role emphasizes leadership, design reviews, collaboration in agile teams, and mentoring engineers; candidates should have strong Java/Spring Boot background and a degree in CS or engineering.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Advanced in Java and Spring Boot, with a deep understanding of object-oriented design and enterprise patterns.
• Proven track record of making technical trade-offs and decisions in complex environments.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive projects to completion.
• Outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in agile teams.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

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.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Object-oriented design

Agile teams

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Oracle databases

MQ

Kafka

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 Commercial & Investment Bank, 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
• Advanced in Java and Spring Boot, with a deep understanding of object-oriented design and enterprise patterns
• Proven track record of making technical trade-offs and decisions in complex environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive projects to completion
• Outstanding communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in agile teams
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience architecting scalable, high-performance back-end systems in payments or financial services
• Advanced knowledge of Oracle databases, including data modeling, query optimization, and transaction management for large-scale applications
• Strong hands-on experience with MQ and Kafka, designing and managing resilient, distributed messaging architectures
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams