Lead Software Engineer (Java/AWS) — Alternatives Technology

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Asset & Wealth

Management, Alternatives Team, 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. Drive significant business impact through

your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and

problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span

multiple technologies and applications.

You will be a hands-on Java/Spring Boot Developer building and modernizing

platforms that support alternative investments and the teams that service them.

You will help re-platform critical applications from on‑premises to AWS,

delivering cloud-native services with strong engineering discipline across

system design, development, testing, and operational stability. You will shape

distributed integration patterns, including messaging and event streaming, to

improve resiliency, scalability, and observability. You will also lead effective

use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools, setting team

expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and

security.

Job Responsibilities

* Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business

and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

* Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code

written by others

* Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices

across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational

outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration,

release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing

measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated

testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the

SDLC/TLM toolchain.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation

capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.

* Drives decisions that influence the product design, application

functionality, and technical operations and processes

* Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus

* Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide

frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+

years applied experience

* Proven hands-on experience delivering system design, application development,

testing, and operational stability in production environments

* Advanced proficiency in Java (enterprise backend development), with strong

practical experience building services using Spring Boot (or equivalent Java

frameworks)

* Hands-on experience designing, building, and operating integrations using

messaging and/or event streaming services (e.g., Kafka, AWS MSK, SQS/SNS,

Kinesis), including reliable delivery patterns, error handling, and

observability in production

* Practical, hands-on cloud-native experience (the team’s target platform is

AWS), including building/deploying/operating services in a cloud environment

* Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized

AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (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

senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

* Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little

to no oversight

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Reactive programming experience (e.g., Reactor) and event-driven / messaging

& streaming familiarity

* Financial services / wealth or alternatives domain experience

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.