Lead Software Engineer - React and Java

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking and Operations Technology, 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 the 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, equity, inclusion, and respect.
• Engages with stakeholders to understand their needs and translate them into technical requirements and actionable tasks.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical 10+ years of experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Strong knowledge in Java, J2EE, and React JS, Spring Boot Microservices, as well as AWS, Kafka, and strong knowledge on Design Patterns.
• Expertise in advanced Java frameworks such as Hibernate, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives.
• Proven ability to design and implement scalable and high-performance Java applications.
• Proficiency in using version control systems like Git and collaboration tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Strong system design and architecture design skills, with the ability to create scalable and efficient software architectures.
• Experience working with messaging systems, including development of scalable real-time data processing systems.
• Experience managing technologists, building large enterprise applications beyond exposing REST endpoints on database and cloud native applications based on 12 factor methodology.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make informed decisions.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, React JS, AWS, Kafka, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms and services, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, and understanding of cloud-native application development.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient software solutions.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle methodologies, including Agile and DevOps practices.
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and tools.

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs. 

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions.  We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs,