Lead Software Engineer - Real-Time, Cloud-Native Microservices

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

Job summary

Testing Site - JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted, scalable tech products within a secure, agile team. You will drive architecture, build robust APIs and microservices, and mentor in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes real-time data processing, full SDLC ownership, and collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver market-leading solutions.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5 plus years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Deep expertise in Java/JVM ecosystem and Spring Boot framework.
• Proven experience building robust APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong proficiency in AWS cloud services and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka for distributed messaging and event-driven architectures.
• Advanced skills in PostgreSQL and database optimization.
• Demonstrated ability in performance tuning and troubleshooting complex systems.
• Experience in real-time data processing.
• Proven experience with React JS and modern front-end development practices.
• Proficient in SDLC, CI/CD, automation, and Agile collaboration with stakeholders.

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.

Skills

Java/JVM

Spring Boot

APIs & microservices

AWS

Kubernetes

Kafka

PostgreSQL

Performance tuning

Real-time data

React JS

CI/CD

Agile

Education

5+ years software development experience

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Kafka

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Job description

Testing Site - JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted, scalable tech products within a secure, agile team. You will drive architecture, build robust APIs and microservices, and mentor in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes real-time data processing, full SDLC ownership, and collaboration with product and engineering stakeholders to deliver market-leading solutions.