Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack/Big Data

JPMorgan Chase; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health care coverage

On-site health and wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Houston, Texas. This role involves substantial contributions to an agile team, focusing on enhancing and delivering technology products. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience, extensive knowledge in programming languages like Java and React, and practical exposure to cloud services such as AWS. A comprehensive benefits package and competitive compensation are on offer, reflecting the company’s commitment to employee well-being and diversity.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design and application development.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies.
• Practical cloud native experience with AWS cloud.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to support teams and vendors.
• Develops secure production code and reviews code from others.
• Drives decisions influencing product design and functionality.
• Contributes to firm-wide software development frameworks.

Skills

Java

J2ee

Front End (React, Angular)

Relational Databases & SQL

GIT

Bitbucket

Maven

CI/CD

Application Resiliency

Security

AWS cloud

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

REST API

Education

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts

Tools

AWS

Unix

Python

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 JPMorgan Chase within Corporate Technology, 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 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 firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Influences peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of leading‑edge technologies.
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

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 one or more programming language(s)–Java, J2ee, Front End (React, Angular) based technical skills.
• Experience with Relational Databases & SQL.
• Knowledge of GIT, bitbucket, Maven.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.).
• Practical cloud native experience—AWS cloud with hands‑on various AWS services–Cloud Computing, Spring boot, Spring cloud.
• Experience with development of microservices and REST API.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience in Java 8/11/17, Object‑Oriented design & analysis is a plus.
• Knowledge on Big Data technical stack preferably with spark.
• Experience with Unix, shell scripts, python is a plus.

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