Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Salary: $195,000–$215,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Closes: Jul 11, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $205k

$172k most similar roles pay here $231k

This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $177,925–$216,300 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $205k versus about $197k for comparable roles.

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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.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 436 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $152,000–$215,000 across 230 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer

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Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team focused on financial technology solutions in Jersey City, NJ. This role involves developing and integrating software for equity and mutual funds trading platforms using Java, J2EE, Spring, and Hibernate. You will build fault-tolerant interfaces between internal and external systems with technologies like Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, and REST APIs, while also creating application data models to meet business requirements using Oracle SQL. Key responsibilities include tuning deployment servers for scalability, automating deployments to UAT and PROD environments, writing unit tests, maintaining code in version control software, and collaborating closely with business analysts and product owners to ensure alignment with business needs. Experience with Maven, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Dynatrace, Splunk, and Agile methodologies is essential.

Skills

Java Spring Hibernate Apache Kafka Apache Camel IBM MQ REST APIs Oracle SQL Maven Jenkins Kubernetes JUnit GIT Dynatrace Splunk Agile

What you'll do

Develop software to integrate with equity and mutual funds trading platforms using Java, J2EE, Spring, and Hibernate.
Build fault-tolerant interfaces between internal and external systems using Java, Spring, XML, JSON, Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, and REST APIs.
Develop application data models to meet business requirements using Oracle SQL.
Tune Apache Tomcat application deployment servers for better scalability and performance.
Write unit tests using JUnit for automated testing and code quality assurance.
Automate software deployments to UAT and PROD environments after signoff and bug fixes.
Utilize Dynatrace and Splunk logs to identify and resolve performance issues in application code.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field plus 6 years of relevant experience.
Five years of experience developing software for equity and mutual funds trading platforms using Java, J2EE, Spring, Hibernate.
Three years of experience building fault-tolerant interfaces between internal and external systems with Java, Spring, XML, JSON, Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, REST APIs.
Experience in tuning Apache Tomcat servers for scalability and performance.
Proficiency in build tools like Maven, Jenkins, Kubernetes, shell scripting, and version control software such as GIT.
Expertise in unit testing using JUnit, deployment automation to UAT and PROD environments, and troubleshooting with Dynatrace and Splunk logs.

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