Lead Software Engineer, API Platform

JPMorgan Chase

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Plano, TX
Posted
81 days ago
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About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a global financial services firm and one of the largest banks in the world, offering investment banking, commercial banking, asset management, and consumer financial services.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer, API Platform

Lead Software Engineer - API Platform joins the Consumer & Community Banking - API Marketplace team to build and deliver secure, stable, and scalable technology products. As a core technical contributor, you will design, build, and enhance an API Platform that empowers developers while managing end-to-end problem-solving across diverse technology stacks. You will develop high-quality production code, remove technical debt, and advocate for firmwide frameworks and AI-assisted engineering practices to improve delivery speed and quality. The role requires expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST, Microservices, RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Cloud Native, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS. You must possess deep knowledge of the end-to-end API stack, including security, authentication, gateways, and network diagnosis. This role solves complex technical challenges by providing robust API offerings and ensuring high-quality engineering deliverables within a large-scale infrastructure environment.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and enhance the API Platform to empower developers.
  • Develop secure, high-quality production code while reviewing and debugging others' contributions.
  • Identify and resolve technical debt to improve the quality of engineering deliverables.
  • Lead discussions with stakeholders and customers to solve business-critical problems.
  • Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices for coding and testing.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert in specific areas like cloud, security, or API design.
  • Influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations through technical leadership.
  • Advocate for firmwide frameworks, tools, and Software Development Life Cycle best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
  • Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field.
  • Hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST, Microservices, RDBMS, NoSQL databases, Cloud Native, Agile, DevOps, and TDD.
  • Recent experience with cloud platforms like AWS and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience building or using API Platforms with expertise in the end-to-end API stack including security, gateways, and design.
  • Advanced knowledge of technical disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile.
  • Demonstrated experience leading the use of approved AI-assisted software development tools while ensuring secure and compliant adoption.
  • Ability to solve complex design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight.

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