Sr Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack Java/React

Testing Site - JPMC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer in Jersey City, NJ, to design and deliver secure, scalable wealth management platforms. You will architect and implement full-stack features using Java, React, Spring Boot, and cloud-native microservices, with a focus on reliability and performance across AWS, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes.

As a lead on an agile team, you will drive architectural decisions, write high-quality production code, and mentor others while partnering with product

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience designing, developing, testing, and ensuring operational stability in large systems.
• Strong full-stack Java/React expertise and familiarity with modern Java frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting for complex problems.
• Produces secure, production-quality code and maintains production-ready algorithms.
• Delivers architecture and design artifacts for complex applications and ensures design constraints.
• Gathers and analyzes large datasets to improve software applications and systems.
• Identifies data patterns to drive improvements in code hygiene and system design.
• Contributes to engineering communities of practice and newer technologies.
• Supports an inclusive team culture and collaborative environment.

Skills

Java

React

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST API Design

JPA

JUnit

Log4J

Kubernetes

Cloud Foundry

AWS

Google Cloud

OAuth/OpenID/ADFS

Git

Maven

CI/CD

Tools

Git

Maven

CI/CD

Job description

Join JPMorgan Chase’s Asset Wealth Management (AWM) technology organization as a Full Stack Software Engineer and build secure, cloud-native platforms that power modern client and advisor experiences at global scale. You’ll deliver end-to-end features across Java and React, designing Spring Boot microservices and RESTful APIs, applying solid design patterns, JPA, and disciplined testing with JUnit, with reliable observability via Log4J. You’ll ship through modern CI/CD (Git, Maven) and operate on Kubernetes and Cloud Foundry across AWS and Google Cloud, while enabling real-time capabilities with Kafka and integrating securely using OAuth, OpenID, and ADFS. Partner with product and design to solve complex problems, elevate engineering standards, and drive operational excellence—shipping software that advances the future of wealth management.

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

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset and 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. In this Lead role 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
• Adds to team culture of opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ plus years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Strong experience in full stack development with Java, React
• Strong hands on experience working on Java Frameworks (Spring boot, Microservices, REST API Development, Design Patterns, JPA, Junit, LOG4J)
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Experience with source code management (GIT branches, GIT commands, Maven build concepts, CI/CD)
• Experience with cloud-based technologies (Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes, AWS, Google, etc.)
• Strong understanding of (Kafka, OAuth / Open ID / Windows ADFS)
• 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