Lead Software Engineer- Java/Python

Testing Site - JPMC; Ohio; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the United States (Ohio) is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within Consumer & Community Banking to lead, design, and deliver secure, scalable technology products as part of an agile team. You will mentor engineers, review code, and drive CI/CD practices, cloud-native architecture, and resilient systems across multiple domains.

Strong Java/Kafka/Springboot expertise and a hands-on approach are essential.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Kafka, Springboot and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, development, testing, and production stability.
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and contribute to team development.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Contributes to team culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect.
• Documents workflows, system architecture, and data processing practices.
• Participates in code reviews and provides constructive feedback.

Skills

Java

Kafka

Springboot

Microservices

CI/CD

Automation

Agile methodologies

Cloud

Mentorship

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 Consumer & Community Banking, youare 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
• Document workflows, system architecture, and best practices for data processing
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Advanced proficiency in Java, Kafka, Springboot and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Understanding of Data Systems and Database Systems
• Practical cloud native experience
• Ability to mentor junior engineers and support team development

Preferred Qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Understanding of AI, LLMs and AI Agents
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing
• Background in building distributed systems for large-scale applications