Lead Software Engineer - Java, Postgres SQL/ Markets & Post Trade

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX is looking for a Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial & Investment Bank Markets & Post Trade Technology. You will be a core technical contributor driving design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable software that supports the firm’s market-leading initiatives.

The role requires hands-on development with Java, Spring, microservices, Kafka, and cloud technologies like AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, and Helm.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with formal training.
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Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues to improve stability
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectures and applicability
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive adoption of new technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

REST/gRPC

SQL

Observability

AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Agile

Security

Financial IT

Leadership

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

EKS

ECS

Helm

Grafana

Datadog

Splunk

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 & Investment Bank Markets & Post Trade Technology, 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.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expert-level proficiency in developing, debugging, and maintaining applications using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices, MQ, Apache Kafka, REST Api, gRPC, Oracle, PostgresSQL, SQL
• Proficiency in observability tools such as Splunk, Datadog, Grafana.
• Demonstrated experience in cloud technologies such as AWS, Kubernetes, EKS, ECS, Lambda, Docker, and Helm.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• 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
• Initiative and creativity in refining testing processes and improving quality.
• Strong ability to manage own workload and deliver to required deadlines.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working with AI automation frameworks and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into software solutions, including prompt engineering, model evaluation, and deployment.
• Familiarity with LLM platforms and tools (such as OpenAI, Hugging Face, or similar).