Java Lead Software Engineer

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, 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 5+ years applied experience in coding and development space.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in Java with strong experience in Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data)
• Experience with Kafka for event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL including database design, query optimization, and performance tuning
• Proficiency in React JS for building modern, responsive user interfaces
• 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
• Practical cloud native experience

• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies and frameworks beyond React (Angular, Vue.js)
• Experience with additional messaging systems (RabbitMQ, AWS SQS, Azure Service Bus). Knowledge of NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis)
• Experience with Docker and containerization best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Splunk). Knowledge of API Gateway solutions (Kong, Apigee, AWS API Gateway)
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible). Understanding of security best practices and secure coding principles
• Experience with test-driven development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Jest). Familiarity with GraphQL and modern API design patterns