Software Engineer III — Asset & Wealth Management (AM Services) — New Jersey (Onsite)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Jersey City seeks an experienced Software Engineer III to design and deliver secure, scalable technology products within Asset & Wealth Management (AM Services).

You will contribute to backend and full‑stack delivery across distributed systems using Java and SQL, within an agile environment. You will collaborate with stakeholders, participate in on-call rotations, and leverage AI-assisted coding tools to improve quality, speed, and security while ensuring robust,

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of applied software development and design experience.
• Experience with Java and SQL in a large corporate environment.
• Familiarity with microservices and RESTful APIs.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches.
• Creates secure production code and maintains algorithms and services that integrate with systems.
• Works independently across multiple applications/technologies, delivering backend and full-stack services in distributed systems.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts ensuring design constraints are met by code.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve delivery outcomes (CI/CD, automated testing, code review).
• Leverages AI coding tools to improve code quality, speed, and productivity with peer review and secure coding.
• Uses data to drive improvements in coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Participates in on-call rotation and drives incident resolution and root-cause remediation.
• Collaborates with stakeholders and team members in agile settings and incorporates feedback.
• Continues skill development across multiple technical areas.

Skills

Java

SQL

Microservices

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Tools

CI/CD tooling

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 withinAsset & Wealth Management (AM Services), 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, enabling innovative investment and holdings capabilities through a unified services ecosystem with standardized data models and reusable components.

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 and services that integrate with appropriate systems.
• Works independently across multiple applications/technologies, contributing to backend and full-stack delivery across distributed systems (e.g., microservices and service integrations).
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve delivery outcomes (e.g., CI/CD, automated testing, code review, observability).
• 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.
• Uses data as part of the software development process by gathering, analyzing, synthesizing, and developing reporting/visualizations from large, diverse data sets; identifies hidden problems and patterns and uses insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Participates in an on-call/support rotation (primarily during business hours) and drives timely incident resolution and root-cause remediation.
• Collaborates effectively with stakeholders and partner teams; communicates clearly and incorporates feedback to drive iteration and delivery in an agile environment.
• Continues ongoing skill development and applies growth in proficiency across more than one technical area/discipline.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts, or equivalent practical experience, and minimum3+ yearsof 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 (e.g.,Java,SQL).
• Experience with distributed systems concepts and building services in patterns such asmicroservicesandRESTful APIs.
• Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile delivery practices.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment, 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.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with common enterprise frameworks and platforms (e.g.,Spring, messaging/streaming such asKafka, cloud platforms such asAWS).
• Experience with relational databases such asOracleand/orPostgreSQL.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (helpful for full-stack scope).