Software Engineer III - Backend/Java

JPMorgan Chase & Co.•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out 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 with 3+ years of applied experience
Hands-on experience with Java (17+) and Spring Boot framework, including Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud
Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
Proficiency with AWS services relevant to API development (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, IAM, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager)
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
Solid understanding of database technologies including relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB)
Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in a large corporate environment
Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/CloudFormation), application resiliency, and security best practices
Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI) and testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Postman/Bruno)

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar coding assistants to accelerate development workflows
Familiarity with AI agents and LLM integration for building intelligent API features or automating development tasks
Exposure to event-driven architectures using Kafka, Kinesis, or AWS EventBridge
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, AWS X-Ray)
Knowledge of GraphQL API development
Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and how they consume APIs
AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer Associate) are a plus

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and deploys RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance
Architects and implements cloud-native API solutions leveraging AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, DynamoDB, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and CloudWatch
Creates secure, high-quality production code following best practices for API design patterns, authentication/authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT), and data validation
Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex API-driven applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of API services
Proactively identifies performance bottlenecks, hidden problems, and patterns in API usage data, using these insights to drive improvements to system architecture and code quality
Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies, including cloud-native development and AI-assisted tooling