Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co. • Wilmington, DE

32d

About The Position

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Enterprise Technology, 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
• Deep expertise in Java and Spring Framework for building scalable enterprise solutions
• Production experience with AWS services (ECS, Lambda, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, NLB)
• Strong command of RDBMS (Postgres, Oracle) and database design
• Proven track record in system design, testing, and operational stability
• Solid grasp of Agile, CI/CD, and security best practices
• Experience developing in large-scale corporate environments
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and creatively
• Experience in mentoring and guiding junior engineers

Nice To Haves

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification
• Experience with Agentic AI technologies and their application in solving business challenges
• Experience integrating and working with third-party applications
• Cloud-native architecture experience

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
• Promote and drive strategic technology initiatives and foster a high-performance engineering culture.

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