Senior AWS Backend Engineer | Java/Spring Boot Lead

JP Morgan Chase; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Wilmington, DE, seeks an AWS Lead Software Engineer-Backend Java/Spring Boot to drive secure, scalable backend solutions within Digital Connected Banking. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering high-quality production code and guiding AI-assisted engineering across teams.

Responsibilities include designing systems, evaluating architectures with internal and external partners, and enhancing operational stability while aligning with enterprise security practices.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in Java/Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, and modern frontend tech.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and responsible AI practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and debugging with goal-oriented thinking.
• Develops secure production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and reliability of delivery.
• Identifies recurring issues and automates remediation to boost stability.
• Leads architecture reviews with vendors and teams to evaluate designs and applicability.

Skills

Java

J2EE

Spring Boot

React JS

Angular

Distributed systems

AI-assisted development

Security best practices

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Kafka

Splunk

Grafana

AWS cloud services

Oracle

Cassandra

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Wilmington, DE, seeks an AWS Lead Software Engineer-Backend Java/Spring Boot to drive secure, scalable backend solutions within Digital Connected Banking. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering high-quality production code and guiding AI-assisted engineering across teams.

Responsibilities include designing systems, evaluating architectures with internal and external partners, and enhancing operational stability while aligning with enterprise security practices.