Lead Software Engineer - Java/React/Python/AWS

Testing Site - JPMC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase, within Asset and Wealth Management, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join an agile team responsible for building trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable manner. You will contribute technically across multiple domains and guide design decisions to support the firm’s objectives.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding, development, testing, and operation stability, with leadership in architectural discussions and vendor engagements.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied experience in design, development, testing, and stability.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' code.
• Automates remediation of recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams on architecture and tech credentials.
• Leads communities of practice to drive awareness of new technologies.
• Fosters diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect within the team.

Skills

Java

React

Python

CI/CD

SDLC

Agile

Security

Cloud

AI/ML

AWS

Financial services know-how

Tools

AWS

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 Asset and Wealth Management line of business, 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
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) with specific focus on the Java tech stack, React, and Python
• 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.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical AWS cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Business skills in understanding wealth management, portfolio management or other financial services discipline.