
Lead Software Engineer-VP
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 19 days ago
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- City
- Jersey City
- Country
- United States
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Senior technical contributor within JPMorgan Chase Corporate Technology working on secure, scalable software products as part of an agile team. Leads design and development of AWS-based Java RESTful APIs, implements Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and ensures CI/CD, operational stability, and application resiliency. Drives architectural evaluations, vendor engagements, communities of practice, and mentors peers while promoting inclusion and diversity.
Location: Jersey City, NJ, United States
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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Technology organization, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
- Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
- Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
- Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
- Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 6+ years applied experience
- Experience in AWS-based API development using Java, with proficiency in RESTful API development and related tools such as Postman and Swagger/OpenAPI.
- Proficient in utilizing AWS services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EC2, IAM, Event Bridge) to design and deploy API-driven solutions, with a focus on cost-efficiency, scalability, and performance.
- Skilled in implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform.
- Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
- Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
- Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
- Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
- In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
- Proficiency in Python, Spark, Databricks




