As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments Technology Group, you will be responsible for solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices., we look first and foremost for people who are passionate about solving business problems through innovation and engineering practices. You'll be required to apply your depth of knowledge and expertise to all aspects of the software development lifecycle, as well as partner continuously with your many stakeholders daily to stay focused on common goals. We embrace a culture of experimentation and constantly strive for improvement and learning. You’ll work in a collaborative, trusting, thought-provoking environment—one that encourages diversity of thought and creative solutions that are in the best interests of our customers globally.
The candidate will lead his team by example with a passion to tackle complex problems and develop innovative solutions, attain a self-motivated pro-active attitude, inquisitiveness, and eagerness to learn, demonstrate ownership with the drive to troubleshoot issues methodically, and deliver under pressure. A successful candidate will have experience managing a structured and agile software development lifecycle, mentoring, training, and motivating his team, partnering effectively, and planning cross-dependencies across the organization with technology leads, architects, production management, business analysts, and quality assurance groups.
Job Responsibilities
- Mentor and manage a high-performance delivery team, providing technical direction and ensuring high quality deliverables
- Ensure the team delivers timely key milestones supporting a clear roadmap and requirements
- Clarify and defend architecture and design decisions and ensure they are practical and feasible to implement by the team.
- Partner with technology peers and product owners and lead collaborative efforts to ensure a successful end-to-end project delivery
- Perform code reviews, develop and review test scenarios in collaboration with QA
- Hands-on end-to-end project delivery responsibilities
Required qualifications, capabilities and skills
- Strong experience in Core Java, Object Oriented, RDBMS (Oracle), SQL, Spring, ORM (JPA/Hibernate) and Unix Scripts
- Experience in web development and modern JS Frameworks (JavaScript, HTML 5, Ember, ReactJS or Angular)
- Experience in architecting and building secure, highly available, resilient, scalable systems leveraging clustering and load balancing of web/app servers and messaging systems (Kafka / MQ Series)
- Knowledge of container-based development, orchestration, microservices frameworks, and tools (Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, Swagger) is a plus
- Strong understanding of Agile methodology and ceremonies leveraging SDLC tools to improve development and testing efficiency (JIRA, Jenkins, GIT, JUnit, Selenium, Lint)
- Ability to translate functional requirements to technical design and requirements
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in Cloud and Container based development (Gaia, Kube) is a plus
- Experience using NoSQL / BigData Stores (Cassandra, Elastic Search, Cloudera Stack or H-Base) is a plus
- Experience in streaming/aggregation frameworks (Storm, Spark) is a plus
- Banking and payments domain background is a plus
About Us
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.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
Skills Required
- Strong experience with Core Java, object-oriented programming, Oracle RDBMS, SQL, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, and Unix scripting
- Experience with web development and modern JavaScript frameworks, including JavaScript, HTML5, Ember, React, or Angular
- Experience architecting and building secure, highly available, resilient, and scalable systems using clustering and load balancing
- Experience with web and application servers and messaging systems such as Kafka or MQ Series
- Understanding of Agile methodology, ceremonies, and software development lifecycle tools
- Experience with JIRA, Jenkins, Git, JUnit, Selenium, and Lint
- Ability to translate functional requirements into technical designs and requirements
- Experience with container-based development, orchestration, microservices frameworks, Docker, Kubernetes, Spring Boot, and Swagger
- Experience with cloud and container-based development, including Gaia or Kube
- Experience with NoSQL or Big Data stores such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Cloudera Stack, or HBase
- Experience with streaming or aggregation frameworks such as Storm or Spark
- Banking and payments domain experience
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.
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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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