Lead Software Engineer - Sr. AWS/Java Developer

JPMorganChase•Westerville, OH

About The Position

Join a team where you can shape how modern banking software is built and operated at scale. You will help deliver customer-facing ATM capabilities with strong engineering rigor, thoughtful use of AI-assisted development, and a focus on reliability and security. If you enjoy building cloud-native services and coaching other engineers while staying hands-on, you will find meaningful impact and growth here. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking, you will design, build, and operate software that powers critical ATM channel experiences. You will lead by example through hands-on development, strengthen engineering practices across the team, and partner with stakeholders to ensure work is delivered with appropriate risk management, controls, and compliance built in.

Requirements

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience in professional software engineering, including hands-on backend development and production operations
Advanced Java expertise and strong command of modern backend engineering practices, and experience working on Java Frameworks (Spring boot, Microservices, API Development, and Design Patterns)
Demonstrated experience designing, building, securing, and operating APIs, including versioning and performance considerations
Solid experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including schema design, indexing, transactions, and performance tuning
Proven experience delivering cloud-native systems using containers, orchestration, continuous integration/continuous delivery, and observability
Strong knowledge of secure software development practices and operational readiness for production services and end to end testing of application
Strong communication skills, able to explain technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering partners
Demonstrated problem-solving skills including structured thinking, root-cause analysis, and pragmatic decision-making
Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive work to completion with consistent follow-through

Nice To Haves

Experience building high-availability, low-latency services for high-traffic customer channels
Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems design patterns
Experience building automated testing strategies (unit, integration, contract, and performance testing)
Experience coaching engineers on incident response, on-call practices, and operational excellence
Experience applying AI-assisted tools to improve developer productivity while maintaining strong controls and quality practices

Responsibilities

Lead the design and implementation of enterprise-grade services supporting the ATM Channel Product
Develop and maintain Java-based services with a focus on performance, reliability, and maintainability
Design, build, and govern APIs (REST and/or event-driven), including documentation, versioning, and lifecycle management
Build data solutions using relational and/or NoSQL databases, applying sound schema design and performance optimization techniques
Implement cloud-native patterns including microservices, containers, orchestration, observability, and automation
Drive engineering best practices across development, testing, deployment, and production operations
Apply AI-assisted engineering workflows to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality, safety, and security standards
Provide hands-on technical guidance, troubleshooting support, and decision-making leadership across the team
Perform thorough code reviews to ensure secure coding, test coverage, clean architecture, and maintainable implementations
Partner with stakeholders to ensure disciplined delivery aligned with change management, auditability, and access control expectations