Lead Software Engineer - Java, Kafka, AWS

JP Morgan Chase; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank Payments team seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will be a core technical contributor across multiple areas, delivering solutions for the firm's business objectives.

You will own features across the development lifecycle, mentor teams, and drive architecture evaluations, with emphasis on cloud-native design, resilience, and security.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, 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 its technology systems.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Lead triage and resolution of ad hoc, client-impacting issues.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external and internal teams to drive outcome-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture.
• Own the delivery of features across the development lifecycle both independently and with the team, including design, implementation, testing, and support.
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

JavaScript

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Agile

Security

Mentoring

Financial services knowledge

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 Payments 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, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Lead triage and resolution of ad hoc, client-impacting issues
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Lead evaluation sessions with external and internal teams to drive outcome-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Own the delivery of features across the development lifecycle both independently and with the team, including design, implementation, testing, and support
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Contribute to a 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
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as continuous integration/continuous delivery, 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 its technology systems
• Practical cloud-native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency with Java with Spring Boot, JavaScript, Kafka, and SQL and NoSQL databases
• Cloud certifications
• Experience mentoring junior talent