JPMorganChase
Lead Software Engineer - Java
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Lead Software Engineer - Java
Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase, 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 crafting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions, in support of the firm’s business objectives. This is an individual contributor role.
Job Responsibilities
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- 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)
- Establish consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing)
- Promote reuse of effective patterns across the team
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to enhance realized automation value
- Identifies opportunities to:
- Eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues
- Improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of:
- Architectural designs
- Technical credentials
- Applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
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Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
- Hands-on practical experience delivering:
- System design
- Application development
- Testing
- Operational stability
- Deep experience and competency in Java programming
- Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., 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 and outputs
- Adherence to resiliency and security expectations
- Experience coaching engineers on safe and compliant adoption within delivery practices
- Proficiency in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- Advanced understanding of:
- Agile methodologies
- CI/CD
- Application Resiliency
- Security
- Practical cloud-native experience, ideally with AWS
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Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
- Proficiency with MongoDB
- Familiarity with working on and building MCP servers
About Us
J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world’s most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals, and institutional investors. Our commitment to "first-class business in a first-class way" drives everything we do—striving to build trusted, long-term partnerships that help clients achieve their business objectives.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce directly contribute to our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we prioritize diversity and inclusion and do not discriminate based on:
- Race
- Religion
- Color
- National origin
- Gender
- Sexual orientation
- Gender identity
- Gender expression
- Age
- Marital or veteran status
- Pregnancy or disability
- Any other protected attribute under applicable law
We make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees' religious practices, beliefs, mental health, or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs page for more information on requesting an accommodation.
About The Team
Our Corporate Functions span diverse areas, from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. These teams are the backbone of our company, ensuring the success of our business, clients, customers, and employees by supporting them at every level.
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