JP Morgan Chase

Runs a consumer bank and an investment bank

Lead Software Engineer - Multiple Teams

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-time$156.8k - $215kIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and at least 5 years of applied experience.
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
Experience with Java development.
Knowledge of cloud skills and/or hands-on experience with AWS or GCP.
Understanding of Agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security.
Familiarity with a Linux/UNIX environment.
Experience working with AI agents for engineering.

Responsibilities

Execute creative software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, using approaches beyond routine methods to build solutions or break down technical problems.
Develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others.
Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve 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.
Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to increase awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes; establish consistent validation standards for secure coding, peer review, and automated testing; and promote reuse of effective patterns across the team.
Apply knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle toolchain capabilities, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation, to improve the value realized by automation.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with networking control points such as firewalls, security groups, and ingress/egress controllers.
Experience with automation testing.
Experience using Terraform to define, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure.

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 JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector, 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 break down technical problems
Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
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
Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
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.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Experience with Java development
Knowledge of cloud skills and/or hands-on experience with AWS or GCP
Understanding of Agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
Familiar with Linux/UNIX environment
Experience working with AI agents for engineering

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience with networking control points such as firewalls, security groups, ingress/egress controllers
Experience with automation testing
Experience leveraging Terraform to define, provision, and manage cloud infrastructure
Should be highly organized, detail-oriented, hands-on, motivated self-starter who can work independently
Eager to learn and experiment with cutting-edge technologies
AI enthusiast - focused on applying AI to drive meaningful impact for the team

Base Pay/Salary: Jersey City,NJ $156,750.00-$215,000.00

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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