Software Engineer [Multiple Positions Available]

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston, TX is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design and build production-grade microservices and drive modernization from monoliths to event-driven architectures.

The role emphasizes distributed tracing, OpenAPI, CI/CD, Kubernetes, IaC, and strong SQL expertise across PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle, with a focus on performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Master's or Bachelor's with related experience in software engineering.
• Experience delivering production-grade microservices and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of Java 8+ (lambdas, Streams) and Spring ecosystem.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, API Gateway patterns, and distributed tracing.

Responsibilities

• Develop production-grade microservices and manage dependencies.
• Lead DDD to transform monoliths into event-driven microservices.
• Build RESTful APIs, implement circuit breakers, and produce OpenAPI docs.
• Design and optimize normalized schemas and write SQL/PL-SQL for large enterprise DBs.
• Architect event-driven systems and build UIs integrated with backend APIs.

Skills

Backend Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Distributed tracing

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Git

Python scripting

React/Node

Education

Master's degree in Computer Engineering or MIS

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or MIS

Tools

PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle

OpenAPI/Swagger

Docker

Kubernetes

Jenkins

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Duties: Develop production-grade microservices, manage dependencies, and enable distributed tracing. Lead DDD to transform monoliths into event-driven microservices. Build RESTful APIs, implement circuit breakers, and produce OpenAPI documentation. Design and optimize normalized schemas, execution plan analysis, table partitioning, indexing; author SQL and PL/SQL stored procedures for Terabyte-scale, high-concurrency enterprise databases. Architect event-driven systems. Develop and maintain UIs, build reusable, responsive components, and integrate frontends with backend microservices APIs. Plan and execute migrations from monolith to microservices, create stored procedures and RESTful APIs for migration, and write scripts to bulk-migrate records with data validation and error handling. Build CI/CD and add automated testing, SonarQube quality gates, security scanning, and blue-green deployments. Orchestrate Kubernetes with HPA, resource quotas, Helm charts, and infrastructure-as-code to lower deployment costs and MTTR. Implement observability, add distributed tracing, and configure custom dashboards and alerts for proactive incident management. Produce technical design artifacts, system architecture, sequence, activity, and data flow diagrams. Design database schemas and entity relationships for enterprise applications.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field of study plus 1 year of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, or related occupation. The employer will alternatively accept a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field of study plus 3 years of experience in the job offered or as Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, or related occupation.

Skills Required: This position requires 1 (one) year of experience with the following: Utilizing back-end development to deliver enterprise apps processing high-volume production transactions; Building enterprise workflow systems supporting multi-stage business processes, stakeholder collaboration, compliance controls, and integration with downstream systems; Conducting memory management and GC tuning using Java 8+ including lambdas, Streams API, concurrent programming; Developing Spring Boot applications; Implementing RESTful APIs, API Gateway patterns, and distributed tracing using microservices with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security; Authoring queries including multi-table joins, subqueries, CTEs, and window functions using PL and SQL stored procedure SQL technologies including PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle; Designing and structuring relational database schemas using normalization principles, keys, constraints, and ERDs to ensure data integrity, eliminate redundancy, and optimize query performance; Packaging applications into lightweight, portable Docker containers using Dockerfiles, multi-stage builds, and compose files, then managing images, networking, and production configurations across registries and environments; Orchestrating containerized workloads at scale using Kubernetes clusters, kubectl commands, and Helm charts to deploy, configure, autoscale, and secure distributed services across environments; Automating the full software delivery lifecycle through Jenkins pipelines that build, test, and deploy code across environments, while provisioning infrastructure- as-code with tools including Jenkins and MJules; Performing version control using Git and Bitbucket; Providing legacy system support during modernization using Documentum API. This position requires any amount of experience with the following: Conducting performance profiling and benchmarking, root cause analysis, and resolving escalated production issues; Python scripting for automation and data processing, including data validation and error handling; Building Micro Frontend architectures with React, Node.js, and Webpack Module Federation; Decomposing monoliths and implementing routing strategies including host-based, shared, Memory Router, and event-driven for seamless inter-module navigation.

Job Location: 600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002.

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

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.