Lead Software Engineer - Java / Post Trade Technology

JPMorgan Chase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to craft trusted market-leading technology products within a secure, scalable landscape. You will be a core technical contributor advancing architecture across business functions and mentoring teams in agile delivery.

Your responsibilities include delivering secure production code, driving AI-assisted engineering practices, and evaluating designs with internal teams and external vendors to meet business objectives while maintaining

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 8+ years of experience.
• Expertise in core Java, data structures, algorithms, and scalable architecture.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operations.
• Experience with messaging platforms (Kafka) and NoSQL DBs (MongoDB/Redis).
• Exposure to Node/ReactJS and Electron for front-end work.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools with emphasis on validation and security.
• Strong understanding of agile, CI/CD, and security practices.
• Practical cloud-native experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshooting beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and reliability.
• Applies SDLC tools to enhance automation and value realization.
• Identifies and automates recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architectures.

Skills

Core Java

Data structures

Algorithms

Design patterns

Infrastructure architecture

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Application resiliency

Security concepts

Cloud native

Team leadership

Tools

Apache Kafka

MongoDB

Redis

Node.js

React.js

Electron

AI-assisted development tools

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 Commercial and 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 breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 8+ years applied experience
• Expertise in Core Java, data structures, algorithms, industry wide design patterns and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Demonstrate experience in messaging platforms (Apache Kafka or equivalent), No SQL DB's (like Mongo DB & Redis)
• Exposure to web technologies like Node/ReactJS and electron framework
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies
• Exposure to Generative AI