Java Lead Software Engineer

JPMorganChase • Jersey City, NJ

23h

About The Position

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the COMMERCIAL & INVESTMENT BANK , 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience in coding and development space.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in Java with strong experience in Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data)
• Experience with Kafka for event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL including database design, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in React JS for building modern, responsive user interfaces
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
• Experience with both private and public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP, or on-premises cloud platforms)
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages.
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Strong experience with RESTful API design and microservices architecture
• Proficiency in version control systems (Git) and collaborative development practices

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks beyond React (Angular, Vue.js)
• Experience with additional messaging systems (RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Azure Service Bus).
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis)
• Experience with Docker and containerization best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk).
• Knowledge of API Gateway solutions (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible).
• Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Jest).
• Familiarity with GraphQL and modern API design patterns

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed