Lead Software Engineer, React UI & Java Microservices

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver trusted technology products within Global Banking Technology. You will lead a small agile team building modern web UIs in React and RESTful services in Java/Spring Boot.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end ownership, collaboration with data and platform teams, and attention to security, reliability, and performance. Experience with Kubernetes, private cloud deployments, and CI/CD is a plus.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Proven full‑stack experience across web, application, and data layers with emphasis on: Front end: React; Back end: Java and Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Design and build responsive, accessible React user interfaces using reusable components and modern tooling.
• Design and build secure, performant RESTful APIs and microservices in Java and Spring Boot.
• Integrate UIs and APIs end‑to‑end, including authentication/authorization, data validation, error handling, and observability.
• Define and maintain API contracts and component standards to ensure consistency and reusability across teams.
• Collaborate on architecture and design artifacts; ensure implementations meet functional and non‑functional requirements.
• Partner with data platform teams to integrate data via services and APIs; contribute to schema and contract discussions; optimize payloads, caching, and client‑side data access patterns; write or review queries when needed.
• Instrument applications and services for monitoring, logging, and metrics; use data to drive continuous improvement in reliability and user experience.
• Contribute to engineering communities of practice and foster a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Skills

React

Java/Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Testing

Security & Observability

Full‑stack development

Kubernetes

Kafka

Cloud familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

React

Java/Spring Boot

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver trusted technology products within Global Banking Technology. You will lead a small agile team building modern web UIs in React and RESTful services in Java/Spring Boot.

The role emphasizes end‑to‑end ownership, collaboration with data and platform teams, and attention to security, reliability, and performance. Experience with Kubernetes, private cloud deployments, and CI/CD is a plus.