Senior Lead Software Engineer (Java/AWS) — Alternatives Technology

Aumni; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive a cloud-native AWS re-platforming effort for alternatives investments. You will lead an agile team, deliver secure production code, and set standards for AI-assisted development and observability.

The role requires strong Java/Spring Boot expertise, experience with event streaming, and leadership across multiple teams to ensure scalable, resilient systems in production.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Proven ability to design and deliver production-grade services.
• Experience with cloud-native AWS deployments and observability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to teams and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review peers.
• Lead AI-assisted development practices and validation standards.
• Shape integration patterns, messaging, and event streaming.
• Drive design decisions for product functionality and operations.
• Serve as SME in one or more focus areas.
• Promote SDLC best practices across the organization.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Cloud AWS

AI-assisted tooling

Event-driven design

Distributed systems

Code reviews

Tools

Kafka

AWS MSK

SQS/SNS

Kinesis

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 JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth Management, Alternatives Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

You will be a hands‑on Java/Spring Boot tech lead building and modernizing platforms that support alternative investments and the teams that service them. You will help re‑platform critical applications from on‑premises to AWS, delivering cloud‑native services with strong engineering discipline across system design, development, testing, and operational stability. You will shape distributed integration patterns, including messaging and event streaming, to improve resiliency, scalability, and observability. You will also lead effective use of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted development tools, setting team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

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 adoption and governance of approved AI‑assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI‑assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root‑cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI‑assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
• 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

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Proven hands‑on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in production environments
• Advanced proficiency in Java (enterprise backend development), with strong practical experience building services using Spring Boot (or equivalent Java frameworks)
• Hands‑on experience designing, building, and operating integrations using messaging and/or event streaming services (e.g., Kafka, AWS MSK, SQS/SNS, Kinesis), including reliable delivery patterns, error handling, and observability in production
• Practical, hands‑on cloud‑native experience (the team’s target platform is AWS), including building/deploying/operating services in a cloud environment
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise‑authorized AI‑assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Reactive programming experience (e.g., Reactor) and event‑driven / messaging & streaming familiarity
• Financial services / wealth or alternatives domain experience

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

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
• more

Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry‑leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.

Java Spring Boot tech lead in Alternatives modernize apps to AWS, build event‑driven services, AI‑assisted at scale