Lead Software Engineer - Java/aws

JPMorgan Chase · Banking · New York, NY +1 · Consumer & Community Banking

Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase in the Consumer and Community Banking - Connected Commerce/Payments group. Responsible for enhancing, building, and delivering technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Acts as a core technical contributor, driving critical technology solutions, providing technical guidance, developing production code, and influencing product design and technical operations. Requires advanced knowledge in technical disciplines like cloud, AI, or ML, with proficiency in Java/J2EE, REST APIs, Micro Services, Kafka, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and AWS.

What you'd actually do

Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Skills

Required

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
5+ years applied experience
Experience leading teams of technologists
Ability to guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals aligned against a set of strategic initiatives
Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
Proficiency in Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services
Experience in building event-driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming
Experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot
Experience in AWS Services in public cloud infrastructure
Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
Working proficiency in developmental toolsets like GIT/Bitbucket, JIRA, Maven
Experience working at code level

Nice to have

Finance domain experience with United States Banking & Payments industry
Knowledge and working experience on Card Network Payment and Fraud
Leading experience of Java Micro services application on AWS/Public cloud platform
Experience with Aurora Postgres DB
Certifications in Java programming or related technologies (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, Spring Certification)
Certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate)

What the JD emphasized

5+ years applied experience
Experience leading teams of technologists
Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
Proficiency in Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services and experience in building event-driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming
Experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot and AWS Services in public cloud infrastructure

Read full job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking - Connected Commerce/Payments group, 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

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes

• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

**Required qualifications, capabilities and skills **

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Experience leading teams of technologists and ability to guide and coach teams on approach to achieve goals aligned against a set of strategic initiatives

• Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent.

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

• Proficiency in Java/J2EE and REST APIs, Web Services and experience in building event-driven Micro Services and Kafka streaming.

• Experience in Spring Framework, Spring Boot and AWS Services in public cloud infrastructure

• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security

• Working proficiency in developmental toolsets like GIT/Bitbucket, JIRA, Maven

• Experience working at code level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Finance domain experience with United States Banking & Payments industry, and knowledge and working experience on Card Network Payment and Fraud.

• Leading experience of Java Micro services application on AWS/Public cloud platform.

• Experience with Aurora Postgres DB

• Certifications in Java programming or related technologies (e.g., Oracle Certified Professional, Spring Certification). Certifications in AWS (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate).