As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.
Job Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, and support projects on the Global Portfolio Swap platform, ensuring secure, stable, and scalable solutions.
- Build high‑quality production code and algorithms; execute design, development, and troubleshooting across multiple components.
- Deliver software on time and to a high standard; support Production, Simulation, QA, and Development environments.
- Design, develop, and maintain pricing systems; enhance existing systems by analyzing objectives and identifying improvements.
- Drive innovation and best practices; participate in the full SDLC using Agile methodologies.
- Manage defect tracking, resolve issues, and prepare system updates.
- Collaborate across global teams; communicate clearly with colleagues in multiple offices.
- Partner with Product, Front Office, Middle Office, Finance, Legal, and other JPMorganChase functions to deliver competitive, scalable solutions.
- Meet tight deadlines and adapt to evolving requirements in line with departmental needs.
- Orchestrate and deploy highly scalable REST‑based stateless services and APIs for web applications.
Think beyond routine approaches to decompose technical problems and build robust solutions.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Formal training/certification in software engineering with 5+ years applied experience.
- Possess hands‑on system design, application development, testing, and operational stability experience.
- Possess strong Java and Spring expertise; multithreading, REST, caching services, DB schema design, and data access technologies.
- Proficient in Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL proficiency, including stored procedures.
- Knowledge of automated testing methodologies/frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TDD, BDD).
- Experience designing ecosystems for web applications and API platforms; strong OOD and design patterns.
- Familiar with CI/CD and DevOps tooling (e.g., Maven, Hudson), plus Git/SVN version control.
- Proficient in UNIX/Linux/Windows; skilled in UNIX shell and Perl scripting.
- Strong understanding of Agile and full SDLC; experience on at least one major, technically challenging global project.
- Demonstrate financial markets exposure, preferably with equity swaps and synthetic prime brokerage, and exhibit excellent communication with a positive, global team mindset.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Experience with Public Cloud Technologies (AWS).
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies.
- Experience with Kafka and enterprise messaging (e.g., WebSphere MQ) is a plus.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Formal training/certification in software engineering with 5+ years applied experience
- Hands-on system design, application development, testing, and operational stability experience
- Strong Java and Spring expertise, including multithreading, REST, caching services, DB schema design, and data access technologies
- Proficient in Oracle Database, SQL, and PL/SQL including stored procedures
- Knowledge of automated testing methodologies/frameworks (e.g., JUnit, TDD, BDD)
- Experience designing ecosystems for web applications and API platforms; strong OOD and design patterns
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tooling (e.g., Maven, Hudson); Git/SVN version control
- Proficient in UNIX/Linux/Windows; skilled in UNIX shell and Perl scripting
- Strong understanding of Agile and full SDLC; experience on a major, technically challenging global project
- Financial markets exposure, preferably equity swaps and synthetic prime brokerage; strong communication and global team mindset
- Experience with Public Cloud Technologies (AWS)
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
- Experience with Kafka and enterprise messaging (e.g., WebSphere MQ)
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 — Medical, dental, vision, and mental-health coverage are broad, with wellness incentives, on-site or virtual care, and an EAP offering coaching and counseling. Plan materials emphasize accessible options, including multiple medical choices and tools to manage costs.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave extends up to 16 weeks for all parents, supplemented by paid Critical Caregiver Leave. Family resources include backup childcare via Bright Horizons, lactation support and milk-shipping, family-building assistance, and even a free five-month SNOO rental for newborns.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with an annual company match and automatic pay credits for most employees, with a legacy pension available to earlier hires. An Employee Stock Purchase Plan at a 5% discount further supports long-term savings.
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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.
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