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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology team, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable. As a key technical contributor, you are tasked with implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- Leads evaluation sessions with stakeholders to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
- Evolve and apply AI in software development and automation.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 8+ years of experience in full stack engineering
- 2+ years of exposure to AI coding tools
- Experience in the Software Development Life Cycle, including hands-on development experience
- Hands-on experience in Java/J2EE, REST Services, Spring boot
- Strong experience writing complex SQL queries, joins, PL/SQL, functions, and stored procedures.
- Hands-on experience in public cloud – Kubernetes, AWS and extensive experience with ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, Eventbridge, and Step Functions, as well as infrastructure automation using Terraform
- Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs for enterprise-scale applications.
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team 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 design software systems using object-oriented principles and practices.
- Experience in building Decoupled Systems. Proficiency in using design patterns and technologies to decouple system components, enhancing flexibility and maintainability.
- Proficiency in unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito for ensuring code quality
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Exposure to Java, Spring Batch, Spring Boot, microservices patterns, and REST API development
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Spinnaker, GitHub Actions or GitLab CI
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies like React JS, JavaScript, typescript.
- Experience with SQL performance tuning, JDBC, and ORM frameworks (Hibernate/JPA)
- Knowledge and experience building micro services, as well as exposure to container platforms like ECS, Kubernetes, AWS
- Exposure to AI systems such as Copilot, Claude
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
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- 8+ years of experience in full stack engineering
- 2+ years of exposure to AI coding tools / AI-assisted development
- Hands-on experience in Software Development Life Cycle and hands-on development
- Hands-on experience in Java/J2EE, REST Services, Spring Boot
- Strong experience writing complex SQL queries, joins, PL/SQL, functions, and stored procedures
- Hands-on experience in public cloud and Kubernetes; AWS experience with ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Step Functions
- Infrastructure automation using Terraform
- Proficiency designing and implementing RESTful APIs for enterprise-scale applications
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools and validating AI outputs
- Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and coaching senior engineers on compliant usage
- Ability to design software systems using object-oriented principles and practices
- Experience building decoupled systems and applying design patterns for modularity
- Proficiency in unit testing frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
- Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Spinnaker, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
- Familiarity with front-end technologies like React, JavaScript, TypeScript
- Experience with JDBC and ORM frameworks (Hibernate/JPA) and SQL performance tuning
- Exposure to Spring Batch, microservices patterns, and REST API development
- Exposure to AI systems such as Copilot, Claude
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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