JP Morgan Chase

Runs a consumer bank and an investment bank

Lead Software Engineer - Java, Equities

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeHouston, TX, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
Expertise in Java Core concepts, including object-oriented design, memory management, multithreading and concurrency, and language features up to Java 17.
Advanced hands-on coding experience with Java technologies and frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, Spring JPA/Hibernate, and REST-based services.
Strong experience with JVM performance analysis, including profiling, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, and garbage collection tuning.
Experience designing and implementing scalable, highly resilient microservice architectures.
Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments, including navigating systems, investigating processes and logs, and analyzing system performance using tools such as Dynatrace.
Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including Sybase, Oracle, and MongoDB; expertise with messaging middleware platforms such as Kafka and RabbitMQ; and exposure to cloud compute platforms, including AWS.
Proven experience with the full development lifecycle and tools, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, and Maven.
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools for coding, code review, test acceleration, or troubleshooting, and setting team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption in delivery practices.

Responsibilities

Execute creative software solutions through design, development, and technical troubleshooting, using approaches beyond routine or conventional methods to build solutions or break down technical problems.
Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others.
Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, including AI-assisted code review and refactoring, test strategy acceleration, and incident and root-cause analysis support.
Establish consistent validation standards for AI-assisted engineering, including secure coding, peer review, and automated testing, and promote reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Apply knowledge of software development lifecycle toolchains, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized from automation.
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve the operational stability of software applications and systems.
Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability within existing systems and information architecture.

Desired Qualifications

Experience working in financial services and understanding equity derivative products.
Hands-on coding experience with Python.
Experience with user-interface concepts, languages, and platforms, including JavaScript/React, AngularJS, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
In-depth knowledge of AWS public cloud products and solutions, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and EFS.
AWS or Kubernetes cloud certification.

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank - Global Equity Derivatives Risk Management team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of 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 breakdown technical problems
Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.
Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

Expertise in Java Core concepts, including object-oriented design, memory management, multi-threading/concurrency, and new language features up to Java 17
Advanced hands-on coding experience with Java technologies/frameworks such as Spring/Spring Boot, Spring JPA/Hibernate, and REST based services
Strong experience with JVM performance analysis, including profiling, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, and GC tuning
Experience designing and implementing scalable microservice architectures with high resiliency capabilities
Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments, ability to navigate the system, investigate processes and logs, analyze system performance using tools such as Dynatrace
Experience with Databases – relational and No-SQL (Sybase, Oracle, Mongo DB), Expertise with Messaging Middleware platforms (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and exposure to cloud compute platforms, including AWS
Proven experience with full development lifecycle and tools, including Git/Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Gradle, and Maven
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (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 engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience of working in financial services and understanding of equity derivative products
Hands-on coding experience with Python
Experience with UI concepts, languages and platforms including JavaScript/REACT, AngularJS, Typescript, HTML5, CSS3
In-depth knowledge of AWS Public Cloud products and solutions (EC2, S3, Lambda, EFS)
Cloud certification – AWS or Kubernetes

About the Company

JP Morgan Chase

Runs a consumer bank and an investment bank

JPMorgan Chase runs the largest bank in the United States, which serves households and small businesses as Chase and large companies, governments, and investors as J.P. Morgan. During the 2008 financial crisis it bought the failing investment bank Bear Stearns and lender Washington Mutual, and in 2023 it took over First Republic Bank after regulators seized it. Chase takes deposits and earns interest on credit cards, mortgages, and car loans, while the investment side earns fees for advising on mergers, raising money for companies, trading stocks and bonds, and managing wealth. Formed in a 2000 merger, JPMorgan Chase traces its roots to 1799 and is based in New York City.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Founded: 1799

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