Lead Software Engineer - Cloud Engineer

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · Jersey City, NJ +1 · Corporate Sector

Lead Software Engineer to build AWS cloud foundation services in Java/Go, focusing on secure-by-design, resilient, and automated systems for enterprise scale. The role involves developing production code, troubleshooting, leading vendor evaluations, and driving awareness of new technologies within Software Engineering communities. Requires 5+ years of experience, strong AWS and Java/Golang skills, and knowledge of the financial services industry. Experience with AI agents/copilots for engineering is also mentioned.

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 break down technical problems
  2. Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
  3. Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
  4. 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
  5. Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

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 experience with Java and/or Golang
  • Hands on AWS experience
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
  • Experience with scripting and working in a Linux/UNIX environment
  • Experience working with AI agents/copilots for engineering
  • Strong verbal/written communication skills
  • In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Nice to have

  • Experience with networking control points such as firewalls, security groups, ingress/egress controllers
  • Experience with automation testing including integration, regression, performance, and smoke 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

What the JD emphasized

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