Software Engineer II (Full Stack)

JPMorganChase; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Software Engineer II in the Digital Banking division to design, develop, and scale secure software components for state-of-the-art technology products.

You will work in an Agile team, building backend services with Java/Spring and cloud-native workloads on AWS, while contributing to UI work with React when needed. Emphasis on secure, maintainable code and ongoing learning.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional software development experience.
• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, or JavaScript.
• Hands-on experience deploying applications on AWS cloud.

Responsibilities

• Execute standard software design, development, and debugging tasks.
• Write secure, high-quality code with limited guidance.
• Leverage AI coding tools and peer review to improve quality and speed.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot backend and UI components.
• Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations (e.g., Kafka).

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

AWS

Spring Boot

CI/CD

Security coding

AI tooling

React

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

API Gateway

Kafka

Job description

Job Description

You're ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.

You're ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.

As a Software Engineer II at JPMorganChase within the Digital Banking division, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm's state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solution, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards.
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation
• Develop backend services using Java, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Python, or comparable technologies.
• Contribute to user-interface development using React or another modern JavaScript framework when required.
• Build RESTful APIs and event-driven integrations using technologies such as Kafka.
• Write clean, maintainable, secure, and well-tested code that follows established engineering standards.
• Build and support workloads running on technologies such as AWS ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, MSK, ElastiCache, and Amazon Bedrock.
• Develop applications using cloud-native design principles, including scalability, resiliency, fault tolerance, high availability, and automated recovery.
• Support containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code solutions using tools such as Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, or equivalent technologies.
• Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Strong programming skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, or another modern programming language.
• Hands-on experience developing and deploying applications on at least one major public-cloud platform, preferably AWS.
• Knowledge of generative AI, large language models, prompt engineering, embeddings, vector databases, AI agents, and retrieval-augmented generation.
• Ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply them to practical business and engineering problems
• Experience with AWS services such as ECS, EKS, Fargate, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, MSK, ElastiCache, CloudWatch, IAM, API Gateway, and Amazon Bedrock.
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Python, or React.
• 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 across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Familiarity with OpenAI-compatible APIs, Amazon Bedrock, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or similar AI frameworks.rise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputs.
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, or an equivalent cloud certification.

ABOUT US

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. These benefits include 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. 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

About The Team

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.