Lead Software Engineer - Blockchain (Public or Permissioned blockchain platforms)

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Jersey City, NJ

6h

About The Position

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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, within Commercial and Investment
Banking team, you will play a key role in an agile team dedicated to building,
enhancing, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products. You will
leverage your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address
complex challenges across multiple technologies and applications, driving
significant business impact through your contributions.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• Significant hands-on software engineering experience, including Java Spring Boot and enterprise-grade systems
• Experience building on public or permissioned blockchain platforms (e.g., Solana, Ethereum/EVM, Hyperledger, Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, Canton)
• Understanding of cryptographic protocols, smart contracts and key management
• Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
• Solid understanding of architecture and design across distributed, enterprise systems
• Proven track record delivering complex software projects into production
• Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups
• Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability; ability to elevate team engineering practices

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures
• Exposure to front office or trade-processing environments within financial services
• Experience with Python and broader web technologies

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for a global team building blockchain/DLT applications and services
• Design and develop scalable, secure services using Java Spring Boot, TypeScript/NestJS, ReactJS, Python.
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and performance
• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, CI/CD, deployment, and production support
• Partner with platform teams to advance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted blockchain services
• Collaborate closely with Front Office, Product, Operations, and Core Blockchain teams to imagine, experiment, and execute on transformative DLT use cases
• Engage with industry groups and regulators as adoption grows; contribute to shaping the evolving industry and regulatory landscape
• Coach and mentor engineers; grow the team’s technical output, quality, and repeatability
• Advocate for DLT across the firm and externally. Represent the team to senior leaders in CIB Markets.
• Input into the wider technology innovation agenda including Generative AI, Agents and Quantum

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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