JPMorgan Lead Software Engineer - Java 

United States, New Jersey, Jersey City 

916006650

As a Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Payments Technology team, you will be an integral part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a core technical contributor, you will drive critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot creative software solutions, thinking beyond conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems.

• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.

• Modernize legacy systems to cloud-native architectures.

• Identify opportunities to automate or remediate recurring issues, improving operational stability of applications and systems.

• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs and technical credentials.

• Champion communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote awareness and adoption of new technologies.

• Foster a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience.

• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and ensuring operational stability.

• Advanced proficiency in Java, J2EE, and RESTful/GraphQL web services for enterprise-scale application development.

• Experience with event streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Proficiency with NoSQL databases (e.g., Cassandra, DynamoDB) and relational databases.

• Experience in automation and continuous delivery methods.

• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) within Agile methodology.

• Advanced understanding of agile practices, including CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain software applications in technical disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, or machine learning.

• Practical experience with cloud-native architectures and deployments.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Experience designing and optimizing large-scale, distributed systems.

• AWS Developer or Architect Certifications.

• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes.

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems