Software Engineer II – JavaScript, Design System

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 - JavaScript, Design System at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Banking - Global Banking Platform and Shared Services, you will be at the heart of new product development. We are looking for intellectually curious team members with a demonstrated passion for creating compelling investment and commercial banking client centric products and services for our customers. This role requires an extensive understanding of system thinking and advanced front-end development, and experience in building and contributing to design systems. A balanced understanding of interaction design, accessibility and visual UI design is a must. You will work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team of designers, user researchers, product and engineers creating products and services for our customers.

JPMorgan Chase’s global banking team is the hub of innovation and customer-centric product development.  We are part of a venture focused on creating engaging digital experiences. We're seeking a design engineer with a deep understanding of system thinking and advanced front-end development. You'll be part of a diverse team, contributing to design systems and ensuring a balance of interaction design, accessibility, and visual UI design. 

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Contribute and maintain the design system: design tokens, variables, Figma - ensuring they are aligned with the visual identity. 
• Collaborate closely with designers to integrate new tokens and maintain consistency.
• Create design system documentation to create clear and accessible documentation for developers, designers, and other stakeholders. 
• Work collaboratively with design leadership to ensure the design system aligns with the design vision and strategy and stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends 
• Work closely with other teams and stakeholders to identify gaps and opportunities for improvements. 
• Debug and troubleshoot software defects and issues to ensure smooth operation of applications.
• Execute standard software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting
• Write secure and high-quality code using the syntax of at least one programming language with limited guidance
• Design, develop, code, and troubleshoot with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
• Learn and apply system processes, methodologies, and skills for the development of secure, stable code and systems

 

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 2+ years applied experience  
• Expertise in JavaScript, HTML, CSS and the fundamentals of web development for building and integrating APIs into client facing applications
• Experience in modern web technologies including React and TypeScript with strong understanding of coding standards, web development and continuous integration best practices, accessibility and design system governance.
• Excellent Communication: Excellent communication and organizational skills to work effectively within a fast-paced and collaborative team and being able to communicate complex software architecture to non-engineering people. 
• Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Demonstrable ability to code in one or more languages
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Emerging knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience with building a design system library from scratch

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE ACT:

This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase’s review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

 

 

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