Java Senior Lead Software Engineer

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

Senior Lead Software Engineer role focused on building and enhancing trading and wealth management platforms using Java, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native infrastructure. Responsibilities include technical guidance, code development, microservices design, and mentoring junior engineers within an agile team.

What you'd actually do

  1. Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
  2. Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
  4. Actively engages with and lead a team of technologists to develop and deploy applications to the highest standards, ensuring alignment with business and functional requirements
  5. Designs and implements microservices in Java, utilizing streaming, non-blocking, and reactive programming techniques, while contributing directly to the codebase

Skills

Required

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  • Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
  • Practical cloud native experience
  • Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
  • Deep knowledge and expertise in Java programming including a willingness to engage in hands-on coding
  • Extensive experience as a software engineer, with a proven track record in building distributed architecture systems, especially those involving large data volumes and real-time distribution
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps tool chains, and a test-driven approach to agile delivery, with hands-on experience in these areas
  • Experience with middle-tier data caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Gemfire, Apache Ignite) and messaging-based solutions (e.g., Kafka, IBM MQ)
  • Knowledge of modern architectures based on microservices, REST APIs, databases, SQL, non-SQL stores, and event-based architecture
  • Proven ability to mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with Spring framework and AWS cloud services, actively applying these skills in development tasks
  • Experience in trading systems and familiarity with FIX protocol
  • Ability to solve complex and mission-critical problems, both internally and externally, with a hands-on approach
  • A constant learner and early adopter of leading-edge technologies and methodologies, actively seeking opportunities to apply new knowledge

What the JD emphasized

  • Java Senior Lead Software Engineer
  • Java programming
  • building distributed architecture systems