Sr Lead Software Engineer- Connected Commerce

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Senior Lead Software Engineer to drive the design, development and delivery of trusted, scalable technology products within the Consumer & Community Banking Connected Commerce Technology team.

You will mentor engineers, implement AI-assisted development practices, and own Java-based services on AWS ECS/EKS with Postgres, focusing on security, reliability, and performance. This role requires multi-region deployments and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced in programming skills in Java.
• Experience with enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity and secure handling.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to support the business and its teams.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices across teams with measurable validation standards.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and delivery value.
• Influences product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Acts as a subject matter expert across focus areas within the engineering org.
• Advocates for firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.
• Codes in Java, AWS ECS, EKS, and Postgres.
• Drives decisions that affect delivery timelines and quality.
• Uses AI agents to enhance quality and timelines.

Skills

Java

Leadership

AI-assisted development

Cloud native

AWS ECS/EKS

Postgres

Security

Multi-region deployments

Code reviews

Software design

Tools

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

Postgres

Splunk

Dynatrace

Grafana

Copilot

Claude

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking Connected Commerce Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.

• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.

• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes

• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Codes in Java, AWS ECS, EKS, and Postgres

• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes

• Utilizes AI agents (CoPilot, Claude) to improve quality and delivery timelines

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Advanced in programming skills in Java

• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security

• Strong 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 coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

• Practical cloud native experience

• 5+ years engineering experience developing and deploying Java based applications in AWS, ECS, EKS, and Postgres; experience AWS Automation is required

• Strong Lead experience with varying levels of Software Engineers

• Experience with multi region service deployments and zero downtime deployment

• Experience in building dashboards using Splunk, Dynatrace or Graffana

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS Certification(s)
• AI Certification(s)

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Drive significant business impact and tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications