Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java and AWS

J.P. Morgan; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Retirement savings plan

On-site wellness centers

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in the Consumer and Community Banking Connected Commerce team to drive secure, scalable, and high-impact technology products. You will lead and guide engineering efforts across multiple tech stacks, shaping architecture and delivery through the SDLC.

You will contribute to designing and delivering RESTful services, data pipelines, and cloud-native solutions on AWS, with a strong emphasis on performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items with Java 21 and RESTful backend development using Spring Boot.
• Experience designing, building and maintaining high-throughput, low-latency data pipelines using Apache Kafka, KSQL and Kafka Streams.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra.
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining API services with Microservices and Domain-Driven Design patterns.
• Experience with Terraform to provision AWS cloud services.
• Experience with AWS EKS, EC2, ECS, EventBridge, Lambda, Route53, and S3.
• Advanced knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (cloud, AI/ML, mobile, etc.).
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight.
• Practical cloud-native experience.
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to business and technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug others' code.
• Influence product design, functionality, and operations decisions.
• Serve as subject matter expert in one or more focus areas.
• Advocate firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.
• Promote adoption of leading-edge technologies within the team.
• Contribute to a diverse, inclusive team culture.

Skills

Java 21

Spring Boot REST APIs

Kafka / Kafka Streams

SQL / NoSQL databases

API design / Microservices / DDD

AWS cloud services

Terraform

Cloud-native architecture

Independent problem solving

SDLC / best practices

Education

CS/CE/Math degree

Tools

Terraform

AWS EKS / EC2 / ECS

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking Connected Commerce team, you will play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. Your contributions and capabilities will promote significant business impact, as you apply your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address a wide range of challenges across various technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience leading technologists to manage and solve complex technical items within your domain of expertise with development experience in Java 21 with building RESTful backend applications using Spring Boot
• Experience in designing, building and maintaining high-thought put low latency data pipelines using Apache Kafka, KSQL and Kafka Streams
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra, etc.
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining API services, with knowledge of Microservices with Domain Driven Design Patterns
• Experience working with tools like Terraform to provision AWS cloud services
• Experience with AWS EKS, AWS EC2, AWS ECS, EventBridge, Lambda, Route53, and AWS S3
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Practical cloud native experience
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with banking and digital wallets
• AWS Certification

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching and more

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications