Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking - Digital Technology Team, 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. In this role you will drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

• Leads and executes creative software solutions, including design, development, and deep technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond conventional approaches to solve complex problems.
• Actively develops and review secure, high-quality production code ensuring adherence to best practices.
• Builds and optimizes event-driven systems to handle high-throughput, low-latency data streaming
• Identifies and implements opportunities to automate recurring remediation tasks, improving operational stability.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc).
• Extensive hands-on experience in designing, developing, and delivering complex enterprise applications.
• Advanced proficiency in Java, J2EE, and RESTful API development for scalable, distributed systems.
• Proven hands-on expertise in event streaming platforms such as Apache Kafka.
• Strong hands-on experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, DynamoDB) and relational databases.
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous delivery methods.
• Full proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Advanced knowledge of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and secure coding practices.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience leading large-scale, distributed system designs and performance optimization efforts.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead technical teams through delivery of high-impact initiatives.
• AWS Developer, Architect certification.

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

ABOUT THE TEAM

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.

Client-provided location(s): Jersey City, NJ

Job ID: JPMorgan-210656014

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

Posted: 2025-08-15T19:13:15