Senior Lead Software Engineer, Java/Back-End

JPMorgan Chase

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Work type: On-site
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Posted: 85 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 · Senior Lead Software Engineer, Java/Back-End

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Sr. Lead Software Engineer - Java/Back-End serves as a technical leader within the Consumer & Community Banking team, where you will mentor agile teams and advance financial risk technologies. You will develop high-quality production code, lead the architecture of Java and Spring-based framework APIs, and build low-latency, high-throughput event-driven systems for extreme transaction volumes. Your role involves driving AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery speed while ensuring secure coding standards. Technical requirements include expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST/SOAP, and Kafka, alongside experience with databases like Oracle and Cassandra. You will work with cloud-native microservices using Kubernetes, Docker, and AWS services, while utilizing tools such as Terraform, Hibernate, and Mockito. The role focuses on solving complex technical challenges within the financial risk domain to ensure stable, scalable, and secure market-leading products.

Skills

Java Spring Spring Boot AWS Kubernetes Docker Terraform CloudFormation Kafka Redis Cassandra Oracle CockroachDB SQL NoSQL REST SOAP JUnit Mockito Hibernate MyBatis Microservices SDLC TLS 1.3 OAuth2 IBM MQ

What you'll do

Provide technical guidance and direction to business units, technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
Develop secure, high-quality production code while reviewing and debugging code written by others.
Lead the architecture, design, and development of Java/Spring-based framework APIs and shared components.
Build low-latency, high-throughput APIs and event-driven systems optimized for extreme transaction volumes.
Drive the adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across multiple teams.
Profile, identify, and optimize existing code to improve performance and reliability.
Influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations through expert decision-making.

What we're looking for

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
Expertise in architecture, design patterns, security fundamentals, and secure coding practices for internet applications.
Proficiency in Java/Spring-based framework APIs, Spring Boot, and related libraries like SLF4J, Jackson, and Hystrix.
Experience with test automation frameworks and pipelines including JUnit, Mockito, and Spring Test.
Expertise in cloud-native microservices using Kubernetes, Docker, EKS, and various AWS services.
Proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation.
Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, IBM MQ), caching (Redis), and databases (Oracle, Cassandra, CockroachDB).
Demonstrated experience leading the use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools and ensuring responsible AI practices.

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