Senior Lead Software Engineer - Cloud, Java & Leadership

Testing Site - JPMC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer within Consumer and Community Banking's Technology team in Chicago. You will guide multiple teams to deliver trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, agile environment, mentoring others and driving continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leadership in scrum, hands-on Java development with Spring Boot, and leveraging AWS, Terraform, Kafka, and CI/CD tools to enable robust software delivery.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience with Java, including Spring Boot and reactive Java programming.
• Experience with public cloud platforms (AWS) and IaC tooling (Terraform).
• Database skills with SQL and NoSQL; exposure to distributed streaming with Kafka.
• Experience with version control (Git/Bitbucket) and DevOps practices (Jenkins, Maven).
• Testing frameworks: JUnit, JMeter, Cucumber; leadership in scrum teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead an application development team in delivering modern technology solutions.
• Oversee planning, execution, and success of complex software solutions.
• Drive development of innovative solutions to advance business objectives.
• Keep team and stakeholders informed about development progress.
• Foster continuous improvement, mentoring, and coaching among team members.
• Ensure adherence to Agile frameworks and best practices in development.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Reactive Java

Team leadership

Agile

Mentoring

Scrum

DevOps

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Kafka

Jenkins

Maven

Git/Bitbucket

JUnit

JMeter

Cucumber

Job description

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer within Consumer and Community Banking's Technology team in Chicago. You will guide multiple teams to deliver trusted, scalable technology products in a secure, agile environment, mentoring others and driving continuous improvement.

The role emphasizes leadership in scrum, hands-on Java development with Spring Boot, and leveraging AWS, Terraform, Kafka, and CI/CD tools to enable robust software delivery.