The role
From JPMorgan Chase's own posting.
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible — building the next generation of technology that powers one of the world's most influential financial institutions.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Banking Payments group, 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 delivering critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm's business objectives. In this role, you will have the opportunity to grow your expertise, collaborate across disciplines, and make a meaningful impact on the products and platforms that serve millions of customers globally.
Job responsibilities
Execute creative software solutions through design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine or conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems
Deliver end-to-end cloud-native, microservices-based applications, leveraging the latest technologies and best industry practices
Apply domain modeling techniques to build best-in-class business products, structuring software for clarity, testability, and long-term evolution
Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others to uphold engineering standards
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve the overall operational stability of software applications and systems
Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable solutions using modern architectural patterns that ensure zero-downtime releases and optimize data performance
Lead communities of practice across software engineering to drive awareness and adoption of new and leading-edge technologies
Continuously evaluate and update technologies and patterns to keep systems current and resilient
Contribute to a team culture of diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Proficiency in back-end technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, Node.js) with experience building microservices-based applications; for full-stack roles, proficiency also includes front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular)
Experience working with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), distributed systems, and web technologies including RESTful APIs, WebSockets, and JSON
Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases
Demonstrated ability to independently solve design and functionality challenges with minimal supervision
Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and a solid understanding of the software development life cycle
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods, including CI/CD pipelines and application resiliency practices
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Experience in the financial services or banking domain
AWS or equivalent cloud certification
Demonstrated ability to drive broader impact by sharing and contributing engineering best practices across teams
Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to team growth and development