Senior Java Lead: AI-Driven Platform & Kafka

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer within the Equipment & Asset Finance Technology team to build and deliver scalable, secure technology for equipment leasing and asset lifecycle management.

You will lead technical delivery across Java 21+, Spring Boot 3.x, React 18+, and AI-assisted engineering practices, partnering with Product Owners and Operations to shape the next-generation platform enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 8+ years of applied experience.
• Advanced Java development experience with Java 21+ and concurrency, streams, and virtual threads.
• Experience with Spring Boot 3.x / Spring Framework 6.x, RESTful APIs, OpenAPI 3.x, and Kafka.
• Full-stack experience with React 18+, TypeScript, Oracle SQL / PostgreSQL, and Hibernate / JPA.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, testing, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, reviews and debugs code written by others, and ensures solutions meet architectural standards and automated quality requirements
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing consistent validation standards and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Leads a global feature team by setting technical direction, supporting pair programming, mentoring engineers, contributing to architectural decisions, and partnering with Product Owners, Operations, and Technology teams
• Identifies opportunities to improve application stability, observability, code quality, and deployment reliability while supporting applications across development, staging, and production environments

Skills

Java 21+

Spring Boot 3.x / Spring Framework 6.x

React 18+

TypeScript

Kafka

OpenAPI 3.x

Oracle SQL / PostgreSQL

Hibernate / JPA

Concurrency & Streams

AI-assisted development tools

Tools

Kafka tooling

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Terraform

Pulumi

Job description

JPMorganChase in Chicago seeks a Lead Software Engineer within the Equipment & Asset Finance Technology team to build and deliver scalable, secure technology for equipment leasing and asset lifecycle management.

You will lead technical delivery across Java 21+, Spring Boot 3.x, React 18+, and AI-assisted engineering practices, partnering with Product Owners and Operations to shape the next-generation platform enterprise-wide.