Lead Software Engineer (Java)

JPMorgan Chase

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Location
Plano, TX
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7 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.

JPMorgan Chase currently has 1117 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,160–$215,000 across 7 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Engineer (Java)

As a Lead Software Engineer(Java) within the Consumer and Community Bank, you will join an agile team to build and deliver secure, stable, and scalable market-leading technology products. You will serve as a core technical contributor responsible for designing creative software solutions, developing high-quality production code, and troubleshooting complex problems beyond conventional approaches. Your daily work involves leading the design of Java/Spring Boot microservices using REST APIs, domain-driven design, and data models while ensuring performance tuning, resilience, and observability. You will drive team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and manage cloud-native delivery on AWS with CI/CD and containerization. Key technical requirements include expertise in OAuth2, OIDC, and OWASP standards. You will also lead architectural evaluations, mentor engineers, and oversee code reviews to ensure high quality within the financial services domain.

What you'll do

  • Develop secure, high-quality production code while reviewing and debugging code written by other team members.
  • Design and deliver Java/Spring Boot microservices using REST APIs and domain-driven design principles.
  • Implement production-grade engineering practices including performance tuning, resilience patterns, and observability for system stability.
  • Drive cloud-native delivery on AWS using CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automated testing suites.
  • Lead the adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering tools to improve code quality and development speed.
  • Provide technical leadership through architectural guidance, mentoring, and establishing engineering standards like clean code.
  • Evaluate external vendors and internal technologies to determine their suitability for existing system architectures.
  • Identify and automate the remediation of recurring issues to improve overall software operational stability.

What we're looking for

  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
  • 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering.
  • Experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Expertise in Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, data models, and domain-driven design.
  • Proficiency in production-grade engineering including performance tuning, resilience, observability, and incident management.
  • Experience with cloud-native delivery on AWS using CI/CD, containerization, and automated testing.
  • Ability to provide technical leadership through code reviews, architectural guidance, and mentoring.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing approved AI-assisted software development tools while ensuring security and quality standards.

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