Lead Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Jersey City, NJ

3h

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and 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 in software engineering concepts and 5 plus years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Deep expertise in Java/JVM ecosystem, Spring Boot framework.
• Proven experience building robust APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong proficiency in AWS cloud services and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka for architecting and building distributed messaging and event-driven architectures.
• Advanced skills in PostgreSQL and database optimization.
• Advanced skills in Elastic Search for data storage, indexing, and search optimization.
• Demonstrated ability in performance tuning and troubleshooting complex systems.
• Experience in real-time data processing.
• Proven experience with React JS and modern front-end development practices.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD, automation, and application resiliency with experience working in Agile teams and partnering with product and engineering stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working on financial systems or enterprise CRM platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with data matching, deduplication, and entity resolution techniques.
• Experience with performance optimization in large-scale, cloud-native applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver innovative software solutions with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Lead design, build, and optimization of real-time search service and APIs for search.
• Lead technical troubleshooting and performance tuning across backend (Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elastic Search) and frontend (React JS) components.
• Architect and implement scalable systems to ingest, transform, and aggregate millions of records from disparate sources, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into best-in-class software solutions.
• Work within an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Champion best practices in API design, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes and AWS.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect within the team.

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.

What This Job Offers

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