Principal Software Engineer - Card Technology

Testing Site - JPMC; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Wilmington, DE, seeks a Principal Software Engineer to lead design and delivery of scalable, secure software within Card Technology. You will drive cloud-native solutions, guide cross-functional teams, and influence strategic technology decisions.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong Java/J2EE, Spring, Kafka, and AWS expertise, plus comfort with front-end frameworks. A collaborative, high-impact environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 10+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, app development, testing, and stability.
• Deep knowledge in cloud, AI/ML, mobile or related tech disciplines.
• Ability to present to Senior Leaders and Executives clearly.
• Practical cloud native experience.

Responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate design approaches.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' work.
• Advises cross-functional teams on technology decisions within domain.
• Serves as subject matter expert and go-to technical authority.
• Contributes to methods and durable reusable software frameworks.
• Influences leaders across business, product, and tech teams.
• Champions diversity, inclusion, and respectful culture.

Skills

Java/J2EE

REST APIs

Microservices

Kafka

Spring Framework

AWS Cloud

Front-end frameworks

Cloud-native architecture

Executive communication

Education

Computer Science or related field

Mathematics

Computer Engineering

Tools

AWS Services (S3, DynamoDB, RDS)

Terraform

PostgreSQL

Job description

If you are looking for a game-changing career, working for one of the world's leading financial institutions, you’ve come to the right place.

As a Principal Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Card Technology, you provide expertise and engineering excellence as an integral part of an agile team to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Leverage your advanced technical capabilities and collaborate with colleagues across the organization to drive best-in-class outcomes across various technologies to support one or more of the firm’s portfolios.

Job responsibilities

• Creates complex and scalable coding frameworks using appropriate software design frameworks
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Advises cross-functional teams on technological matters within your domain of expertise
• Serves as the function’s go-to subject matter expert
• Contributes to the development of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies
• Creates durable, reusable software frameworks that are leveraged across teams and functions
• Influences leaders and senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams
• Champions the firm’s culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 10+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced knowledge of software application development and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex technology problems in one or more technical disciplines
• Ability to present and effectively communicate with Senior Leaders and Executives
• Understanding of the business
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Proficiency in Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services and experience in building event-driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming
• Experience in Spring Framework and AWSServices in public cloud infrastructure. (S3, Terraform, PostgreSQL DB, Dynamo DB
• Advanced experience with front-end frameworks like React, Angular or ExtJS

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS Certification
• Experience in Performance testing, tuning and shift left practices