Senior Java Backend Engineer - Kafka, AWS, Oracle

JP Morgan Chase; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Coverage

On-Site Health and Wellness Centers

Retirement Savings Plan

Backup Childcare

Tuition Reimbursement

Mental Health Support

Financial Coaching

Job summary

JP Morgan Chase in Tampa seeks an experienced backend engineer to design, develop, and operate secure, high‑performance Java services and APIs for commodities trading workflows, using Spring, Kafka, Oracle, and AWS. You will collaborate with engineering and business teams to deliver scalable solutions, support Agile and CI/CD practices, and troubleshoot production systems to improve reliability.

The role requires full SDLC experience, strong knowledge of event-driven architectures, and the

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• At least three years of applied experience with Java and Spring, Oracle/SQL, event-driven messaging, and AWS.
• Full SDLC experience with Agile, CI/CD, resiliency, and security practices; ability to validate outputs from AI development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and operate secure, high-performance Java backend services and APIs for commodities trading workflows.
• Collaborate with engineering and business teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Support Agile and CI/CD practices and troubleshoot production systems to improve reliability.

Skills

Java

Spring Framework

Backend Development

Apache Kafka

Oracle

SQL

AWS

Distributed Systems

Event-Driven Architecture

Cloud-Native Architecture

System Design

Agile Methodologies

CI/CD

Production Troubleshooting

AI-Assisted Software Development

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

JP Morgan Chase in Tampa seeks an experienced backend engineer to design, develop, and operate secure, high‑performance Java services and APIs for commodities trading workflows, using Spring, Kafka, Oracle, and AWS. You will collaborate with engineering and business teams to deliver scalable solutions, support Agile and CI/CD practices, and troubleshoot production systems to improve reliability.

The role requires full SDLC experience, strong knowledge of event-driven architectures, and the