Software Engineer II (React/Java)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ, is seeking a Software Engineer II to join the Digital Banking team. You will contribute to designing, developing, and delivering secure, scalable software components within an agile environment.

You will work across the SDLC, write high-quality Java code using Spring Boot, leverage React.js for frontend, and apply AI-assisted tooling while ensuring security and reliability. Exposure to AWS and messaging systems like Kafka/JMS/MQ is valued.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 2+ years of applied experience.
• Experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in Java with Spring/Spring Boot and REST-based services.
• Experience with AWS, Kafka, JMS, and MQ messaging frameworks.
• Strong React.js skills for modern frontend development.
• Experience with enterprise AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes standard software solution design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Writes secure, high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance.
• Leverages AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity with peer review.
• Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation capabilities to improve the value realized by automation.
• Performs technical troubleshooting to solve basic to moderate complexity problems.
• Gathers and analyzes large data sets to inform secure, stable application development.
• Learns and applies system processes and skills for secure, stable code and systems.

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.

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
• Applies technical troubleshooting to breakdown solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
• Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision‑making in service of secure, stable application development
• Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Expertise in Java technologies/frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot, and REST based services
• Experience in cloud technologies like AWS, messaging frameworks like Kafka, JMS, MQ.
• Strong proficiency with React.js (modern component patterns, state management, performance, testing).
• Hands‑on experience using enterprise-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.
• 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 modern front‑end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies