Requisition Title
Lead Software Engineer – Java/Python/AWS
Description
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking (CCB) in the Data Technology space, you will help enhance, build, and deliver secure, stable, and scalable technology products. You will drive meaningful business impact through deep technical expertise, strong engineering judgment, and hands-on delivery across multiple technologies and applications.
Job Responsibilities
- Provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
- Develops secure, high-quality production code; reviews and debugs code written by others.
- Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis).
- Establishes measurable validation standards for AI-assisted workflows (e.g., secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promotes reuse of proven patterns and automation across the SDLC/toolchain.
- Influences product design, application functionality, and technical operations/processes through architecture and engineering decisions.
- Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more focus areas.
- Contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Advanced in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, or Go) with strong AWS experience.
- Strong experience with AWS services to host APIs, run standalone applications, enable inter-application messaging, and implement event-driven services.
- Experience organizing Terraform workspaces and developing Terraform code (IaC).
- Experience designing and developing microservices and backend services.
- Experience designing backend data models and working with databases.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting), including setting expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.
- Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Experience with messaging systems.
- Experience with Docker and containerization best practices; experience with CI/CD tools and pipeline automation.
- Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles.
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD), automated testing frameworks, and modern API design patterns.
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 TeamOur 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.Skills Required
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
- Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced proficiency in Java, Python, or Go and strong AWS experience
- Experience using AWS services for APIs, standalone applications, inter-application messaging, and event-driven services
- Experience organizing Terraform workspaces and developing Terraform infrastructure-as-code
- Experience designing and developing microservices and backend services
- Experience designing backend data models and working with databases
- Experience leading enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools and validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security
- Understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure input/output handling, resiliency, and security expectations
- Experience coaching senior engineers or leads on compliant AI-assisted engineering practices and controls
- Ability to solve design and functionality problems independently with minimal oversight
- Experience with messaging systems
- Experience with Docker, containerization best practices, CI/CD tools, and pipeline automation
- Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles
- Experience with test-driven development, automated testing frameworks, and modern API design patterns
JPMorganChase Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about JPMorganChase and has not been reviewed or approved by JPMorganChase.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is considered comprehensive, including medical, dental, and vision, alongside wellness and mental health resources. Some locations add onsite health centers and related wellbeing support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k)-type savings plan and related financial benefits, with options such as employee stock purchase participation. Financial planning resources are also highlighted to support long-term savings.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave of 16 weeks for birth or adoption is available for all parents. Child care and back-up child care resources further reinforce family support.
JPMorganChase Insights
What We Do
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $3.7 trillion and operations worldwide. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase & Co. serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Technology fuels every aspect of our company and is at the heart of everything we do. With over 50,000 technologists globally and an annual tech spend of $12 billion, we are dedicated to improving the design, analytics, development, coding, testing and application programming that goes into creating high quality software and new products. Learn more about technology at our firm, explore resources from our Distinguished Engineers, AI & ML researchers, and other experts; access the latest episode of our TechTrends podcast, and more at www.jpmorgan.com/technology. Information about JPMorgan Chase & Co. is available at www.jpmorganchase.com. ©2023 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. JPMorgan Chase is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.
Why Work With Us
Our technologists work on a diverse range of solutions that include strategic technology initiatives, big data, mobile, electronic payments, machine learning, cybersecurity, enterprise cloud development, and other state-of-the-art technologies.
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