Lead Software Engineer Digital Assets Team
About The Position
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset Wealth Management, Digital Assets Team, you lead multiple technical areas, manage the activities of multiple departments, and collaborate across technical domains. Your expertise is applied cross-functionally to drive the adoption and implementation of technical methods within various teams and aid the firm in remaining at the forefront of industry trends, best practices, and technological advances. We are looking for a visionary engineer to join our Asset Management, Digital Assets team. In this role, you will drive the delivery of innovative blockchain and smart contract applications in a rapidly growing space in asset management. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the financial ecosystem by collaborating with product and platform teams to execute our digital assets strategy. The ideal candidate is passionate about blockchain, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to develop impactful, scalable solutions. If you are a self-starter, require minimal supervision and are flexible and able to work with diverse groups of people including all levels of business management within a large organization, then we are excited to meet you.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
- Strong object-oriented programming language background in Java one or more of the following languages: Go, Rust or JavaScript
- Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
- Demonstrable practical cloud native experience, in particular AWS and Kubernetes.
- Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Proven track record delivering complex software projects into production
- Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups
Nice To Haves
- Digital Asset experience
- Hands-on knowledge of end-2-end development in web3 ecosystem – such as smart contract development, deployment, interaction with RPC providers, integrating with key management systems.
- Exposure to building on public or permissioned blockchain platforms (e.g., Ethereum/EVM, Hyperledger, Solana, Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, Canton)
- Thorough understanding of cryptographic protocols and blockchain implementations
- Good understanding in key management, custody solutions and cryptographic fundamentals
Responsibilities
- Design and develop scalable, secure services utilizing Java, Spring Boot, TypeScript/NestJS, ReactJS, and Python.
- Collaborate with platform teams to enhance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted blockchain services.3
- Work closely with Product, Operations, and Core Blockchain teams to innovate and execute transformative blockchain use cases.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
