
Software Engineer II - QA Automation, Python OR Java
at J.P. Morgan
Posted 14 hours ago
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- City
- Chicago
- Country
- United States
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JPMorgan Chase is hiring a Software Engineer II (QA Automation) to join an agile team within the Commercial and Investment Bank in Chicago. The role focuses on designing, developing, and delivering secure, stable, and scalable software while building automation tests for UI and API using tools like Playwright, Selenium and performance testing with JMeter. Candidates will write secure code in Python or Java, apply SDLC toolchain automation, perform data validation with SQL, and troubleshoot technical issues. The position requires 2+ years of experience, SRE concept training, and U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency with continuous U.S. residence for the past 7 years; onsite work in Chicago is required.
Location: Chicago, IL, United States
You’re ready to gain the skills and experience needed to grow within your role and advance your career — and we have the perfect software engineering opportunity for you.
As a Software Engineer II at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, you will be part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, designing, and delivering the software components of the firm’s cutting-edge technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As an emerging member of the software engineering team, you will execute software solutions by designing, developing, and troubleshooting various components within a technical product, application, or system, while acquiring the skills and experience necessary to advance in your role.
Job responsibilities
- Executes standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
- Writes secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
- Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
- Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve the value realized by automation
- Applies technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve technical problems of basic complexity
- Gathers, analyzes, and draws conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making in service of secure, stable application development
- Learns and applies system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on Site Reliability concepts and 2+ years applied experience
- U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident having lived in the U. S. continuously for the past 7 years
- Strong foundation in QA, including knowledge of testing types and best practices
- Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
- Solid understanding of automation testing tools for writing high-quality test scripts for UI, API using Playwright, Selenium, and performance testing using Jmeter
- Demonstrable ability to code in one or more languages - Python or Java
- Knowledge of database concepts and SQL for data validation and verification
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and troubleshoot issues
- Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
- Comfortable communicating cross-functionally and across management levels, both formally and informally
- This position requires onsite work in the Chicago office
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
- Exposure to cloud technologies




