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What will you do at JPMorganChase?
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you
can push the limits of what's possible.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth
Management, 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:
* Own application components end-to-end across the SDLC, including
architecture, build, test, deploy, observability, and production support.
* Partner with product, design, business, and engineering stakeholders to
translate complex requirements into actionable technical plans.
* Design and deliver secure, resilient, high-performance services and user
experiences for enterprise-scale managed-account platforms.
* Lead technical discovery, solution design, complexity estimation, and
implementation for high-impact initiatives.
* Coach engineers via code reviews, pairing, technical stories, and pragmatic
engineering standards.
* Drive adoption of enterprise-approved AI-assisted engineering practices to
improve quality, speed, and operational outcomes.
* Apply appropriate architectural patterns (DDD, microservices, event-driven,
cloud-native) where they add clear value.
* Use AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate
understanding, delivery, testing, debugging, docs, and modernization.
* Create high-quality prompts and reusable guidance that provide AI agents with
necessary business, architecture, and repo context.
* Validate all AI-generated changes (secure coding, peer review, automated
testing), keep edits focused, protect sensitive data, and remain accountable
for outcomes.
* Improve CI/CD, test automation, developer experience, and operational
readiness by reducing manual effort and tightening feedback loops.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+
years applied experience
* 10+ years of hands-on enterprise software engineering experience using Java,
J2EE, REST APIs, Spring Boot, Hibernate or another ORM, microservices, and
relational databases such as Oracle or Sybase.
* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted
software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration,
troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI
outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
* Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows,
including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs,
and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching
engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
* Strong experience designing highly scalable, secure, resilient, and
observable distributed systems.
* Deep understanding of object-oriented design, Domain-Driven Design,
microservices patterns, client-server architecture, and modern cloud-native
architectures.
* Strong test-driven development skills and practical experience with JUnit,
Mockito, Cucumber, or comparable automation frameworks.
* Proficiency in SQL, complex queries, joins, stored procedures, views,
indexes, and database change management; Liquibase experience is beneficial.
* Hands-on experience building CI/CD pipelines using Git, Maven, Jenkins,
SonarQube, or equivalent tools.
* Experience with Agile software delivery and a track record of leading
technical work in collaborative, cross-functional teams.
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to
detail and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
* Front-end development with React, Angular, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and
state-management libraries such as Redux.
* Event-driven processing with Kafka or a comparable messaging platform.
* Observability and monitoring with Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana, AppDynamics, or
similar technologies.
* Cloud Foundry or other public/private cloud platforms.
* Practical experience with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar AI coding
assistants, including repository-level context, agentic workflows, automated
test generation, code review, and documentation.
* Experience defining guardrails and validation practices for responsible
AI-assisted development, including human review, secure data handling,
focused changes, and measurable test coverage.
* Banking, wealth management, managed accounts, or broader financial-services
domain knowledge.
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative
financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the
world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the
J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are
a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial
banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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, based on eligibility. These benefits include
comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a
retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health
support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total
compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring
to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal
opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our
company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute,
including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or
disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make
reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and
beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs
[https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs] for more information about
requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including
Disability/Veterans
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment
management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals,
advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full
spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment
professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations
take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define,
focus and realize their goals.
Our Asset and Wealth Management division is driven by innovators like you who
are driven to create technology solutions that make us work more efficiently and
help our businesses grow. It’s our mission to efficiently take care of our
clients’ wealth, helping them get, and remain properly invested. Our team of
agile technologists thrive in a cloud-native environment that values continuous
learning using a data-centric approach in developing innovative technology
solutions.
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