Lead Software Engineer - Java / Digital Asset / Blockchain

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · New York, NY +1 · Asset & Wealth Management

Lead Software Engineer for JPMorgan Chase's Digital Asset Team, focusing on building and enhancing technology products within the blockchain space. The role involves designing, developing, and troubleshooting secure, high-quality code, leading evaluation sessions, and driving adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices. Requires strong Java background, experience with enterprise development toolchains, and a proven track record in delivering complex software projects. Familiarity with web3 ecosystem and blockchain platforms is preferred.

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
  • Design and develop scalable, secure services utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and TDD
  • Collaborate with platform teams to enhance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted blockchain services
  • Work closely with Product, Operations, and Core Blockchain teams to innovate and execute transformative blockchain use cases
  • Strong object-oriented programming language background in Java or more of the following languages: Go, Rust or JavaScript
  • Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
  • Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Proven track record delivering complex software projects into production
  • Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups
  • 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

Nice to have

  • Hands-on knowledge of end-2-end development in web3 ecosystem – such as smart contract development, deployment, interaction with RPC providers, integrating with key management systems is a plus
  • Exposure to building on public or permissioned blockchain platforms (e.g., Ethereum/EVM, Hyperledger, Solana, Polkadot, Cosmos, Avalanche, Canton) is a plus
  • Thorough understanding of cryptographic protocols and blockchain implementations
  • Good understanding in key management, custody solutions and cryptographic fundamentals is a plus

What the JD emphasized

  • Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools
  • Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows