Senior Lead Software Engineer, Markets Technology

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver trusted market-leading tech products within Markets Technology. You will own critical solutions, drive architecture decisions, and lead a team to build secure, scalable systems in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will leverage Java, Spring Boot, microservices, RESTful services, ReactJS, and cloud-native AWS, while adopting AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and quality.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in senior or lead roles.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) Java
• Good experience in cloud-native foundations AWS
• Advanced experience in application development (Java, Spring Boot, databases and cloud-native foundations AWS)
• Proven experience with Micro services and RESTful Web services
• 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
• Knowledge of frontend UI frameworks such as ReactJS
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, or similar platforms to accelerate development and improve code quality
• Demonstrated ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance existing systems while ensuring minimal disruption to business operations

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems independently with minimal supervision
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems while taking full ownership of technical decisions and outcomes
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development with complete autonomy and strategic oversight
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in the application maintenance and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture independently, serving as a technical authority
• Leverages AI-powered development tools like co-pilot, Claude agents to enhance productivity, code quality, and development workflows with minimal guidance
• Maintains, monitors, and optimizes existing production systems to ensure operational stability and performance, taking full ownership of system health and performance metrics
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect while mentoring and guiding junior team members

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

RESTful Web Services

ReactJS

AWS

AI-assisted development

Team leadership

Agile

Secure coding

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to design and deliver trusted market-leading tech products within Markets Technology. You will own critical solutions, drive architecture decisions, and lead a team to build secure, scalable systems in a fast-paced agile environment.

You will leverage Java, Spring Boot, microservices, RESTful services, ReactJS, and cloud-native AWS, while adopting AI-assisted tools to boost productivity and quality.