
Lead Software Engineer - Java/AWS
at J.P. Morgan
Posted a month ago
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- Compensation
- Not specified
- City
- Brooklyn
- Country
- United States
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As a Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial & Investment Bank Security Services, you will design, build, and maintain secure, high-availability Java-based applications on AWS. You will develop production-quality code (Java 17+, Spring Boot), drive CI/CD, application resiliency, and evaluate new technologies and AI/ML prototypes. The role includes leading technical designs, collaborating with distributed teams, gathering stakeholder requirements, and automating remediation to improve operational stability.
Location: Brooklyn, NY, United States
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As a Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial & Investment Bank Security Services, you will be an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You will conduct critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas, supporting the firm’s business objectives.
Job Responsibilities
- Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
- Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.
- Set up and manage Proofs of Concept (POCs) to evaluate new technologies and methodologies, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.
- Drive adoption of best practices in software development and AI integration, maintaining high standards of quality, security, and efficiency.
- Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
- Lead technical designs and collaborate with geographically distributed analysts and developers responsible for the program’s software solutions engineering function.
- Work with stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet business needs.
- Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
- Proficient in coding in one or more object-oriented languages, including Java 17+ with Spring Boot.
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
- Experience building enterprise applications with high availability and performance using Java, Spring, Kafka, EKS, Distributed Cache.
- Strong hands-on experience designing and building solutions on AWS, including services such as EC2, S3, Lambda, ELB, ECS, EKS.
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
- Keen interest in staying ahead of modern development trends and experimenting with emerging technologies such as AI and Machine Learning.
- Hands-on experience with Microservices, Data usage patterns, and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
- Knowledge of cloud architecture; ability to capture and share best-practice knowledge across teams.
- Ability to back decisions with research and articulate several options with pros and cons.
Lead and implement security services to safeguard enterprise systems.




