Sr Lead Software Engineer - Equities Prime Sec Lending Technology

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Houston, TX, USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Financial Services
We’re one of the world’s biggest technology-driven companies
The Role
Lead full‑stack development of cloud‑native, enterprise-grade applications using Java/Spring and React. Design, build, test, and operate microservices with Oracle and AWS, ensure security and operational stability, mentor teams, promote best practices, and drive technical decisions across the SDLC.
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As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Commercial and Investment Bank, you will play a pivotal role in an agile team, enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. You will leverage your deep technical expertise and problem-solving skills to address complex challenges across multiple technologies and applications, driving significant business impact through your contributions.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provide regular technical guidance and direction to business and technical teams, including contractors and vendors, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code using Core Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, AWS Cloud, React, and MQ/ Kafka. Review and debug code written by others to maintain code quality and reliability.
  • Drive decisions that shape product design, application functionality, and technical operations/processes.
  • Serve as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus, particularly in full stack development and cloud-native solutions.
  • Actively contribute to the engineering community as an advocate for firmwide frameworks, tools, and best practices throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
  • Influence peers and project stakeholders to adopt and apply leading-edge technologies and methodologies.
  • Ensure operational stability and performance of applications, proactively addressing issues and optimizing processes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience


  • Strong experience building enterprise grade software products, hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Core, Spring Boot, REST APIs and relevant microservices framework; proficient in React for modern front-end development and UI/UX best practices.
  • Strong experience with Oracle databases, including schema design and performance tuning.
  • Proficiency in Object-Oriented Design (OOD) and Test Driven Development (TTD), with hands-on experience in test automation frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Cucumber.
  • Strong understanding of security standards such as OAuth, TLS, and Kerberos.
  • Knowledge of Domain Driven Design, microservices patterns, and modern architectures.
  • Familiarity with log/metric collection and monitoring technologies like ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, and Splunk.
  • Proficiency in using Agentic AI Coding assistance such as Copilot, Claude.
  • Hands-on experience with building CI/CD pipelines using Git, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Fortify.
  • Practical experience with AWS Cloud services and cloud-native application development. 

    Experience with MQ/Apache Kafka for distributed messaging and event-driven architectures.



Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Experience managing or mentoring other technical specialists.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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

About the TeamJ.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. 

Skills Required

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering and 5+ years applied experience
  • Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Core, Spring Boot and REST APIs
  • Proficient in React for front-end development and UI/UX best practices
  • Strong experience with Oracle databases including schema design and performance tuning
  • Experience with microservices, Domain Driven Design, and modern architectures
  • Proficiency in OOD and Test Driven Development; experience with JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber
  • Knowledge of security standards (OAuth, TLS, Kerberos)
  • Experience with messaging/event systems (MQ or Apache Kafka)
  • Familiarity with log/metric collection and monitoring: ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, AppDynamics, Splunk
  • Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using Git, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, Fortify
  • Practical experience with AWS Cloud services and cloud-native application development
  • Proficiency using agentic AI coding assistance (e.g., Copilot, Claude)
  • Experience managing or mentoring other technical specialists
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
289,097 Employees
Year Founded: 1799

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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