Software Engineer III - Alternative Asset Management Technology

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Asset & Wealth Management tech team.

You will work as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way. You will contribute to architecture, backend and frontend development with Java, React and SQL, while applying secure coding standards and AI-assisted development tools to improve quality and speed.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages - Java, React, and SQL.
• Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL queries for data retrieval, manipulation, and analysis across relational database systems.
• Experience developing interactive and responsive user interfaces with React, applying best practices in front-end development to deliver high-quality web applications
• Collaborate with portfolio managers to understand their needs and proactively develop solutions that streamline and enhance their investment workflows
• Expertise and proven track record of building and integrating robust backend solutions using Spring frameworks.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run with appropriate systems.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications and ensures design constraints are met.
• Gathers, analyzes, and visualizes data to improve software applications and systems.
• Identifies hidden data patterns and uses insights to improve coding hygiene and architecture.
• Contributes to engineering communities and explores emerging technologies.
• Leverages enterprise AI coding assist tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity, with peer review and testing.
• Applies SDLC tools, including AI-assisted development, to improve automation value.

Skills

Java

React

SQL

System design

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

Security

AI-assisted tools

Spring framework

Data visualization

Tools

Spring framework

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within Asset & Wealth Management, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives.

Job 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
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• 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.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages - Java, React, and SQL.
• Proficient in writing and optimizing SQL queries for data retrieval, manipulation, and analysis across relational database systems.
• Experience developing interactive and responsive user interfaces with React, applying best practices in front-end development to deliver high-quality web applications
• Collaborate with portfolio managers to understand their needs and proactively develop solutions that streamline and enhance their investment workflows
• Expertise and proven track record of building and integrating robust backend solutions using Spring frameworks.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Exposure to cloud technologies - AWS