Senior Lead Java Engineer - Payments Platform Architect

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Georgia; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to modernize debit and payment capabilities. This role involves defining architecture, leading technical ownership, and mentoring within cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 10+ years in software engineering with strong expertise in Java, Kubernetes, and secure API design. The position is located in Georgia, USA, and offers an opportunity to influence high-volume transaction services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• 10+ years of delivering production systems at scale.
• Strong experience designing secure RESTful APIs.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architecture for debit and payments services.
• Lead technical ownership for multiple services.
• Establish API governance and engineering standards.

Skills

Advanced Java expertise

Experience building services with Spring Boot

Kubernetes and containers deployment

Service reliability engineering

Observability experience

Data persistence and streaming

Secure engineering practices

Collaboration and leadership skills

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Kafka

Job description

A leading financial services organization is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to modernize debit and payment capabilities. This role involves defining architecture, leading technical ownership, and mentoring within cross-functional teams. Candidates should have 10+ years in software engineering with strong expertise in Java, Kubernetes, and secure API design. The position is located in Georgia, USA, and offers an opportunity to influence high-volume transaction services.