Java Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Jersey City, NJ +1 · Asset & Wealth Management

Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, focusing on enhancing and delivering technology products within Asset & Wealth Management. The role involves driving team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices, setting engineering standards, and troubleshooting technical solutions. Requires hands-on experience with Java, cloud platforms, and leading the effective use of AI development tools, with a strong understanding of responsible AI use.

What you'd actually do

  1. 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
  2. Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Set engineering standards and reference architectures across Java, React, Kafka, Oracle, Aurora, Airflow, and Spark. Guide deployments to both public and private cloud environments.

Skills

Required

  • 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
  • Advanced in technologies and frameworks—whether it’s Java/Spring, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, or Kafka.
  • Hands-on with cloud platforms (internal or AWS)
  • 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
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
  • Practical cloud native experience

Nice to have

  • banking or buy-side experience (portfolio management, OMS, trade lifecycle/middle office, risk and controls)

What the JD emphasized

  • 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