Lead Software Engineer - Java Fullstack (Risk Framework)

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Corporate Technology, you

serve as a senior technical lead on an agile team, driving delivery of trusted

market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You

are responsible for setting technical direction, owning end-to-end delivery

across full stack engineering and DevOps/SRE practices, and proactively reducing

operational risk through automation and resilient design.

Job responsibilities

* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical

troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional

approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems

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

written by others

* Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering

practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery

speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring,

test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while

establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review,

automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

* 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

* Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering

practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery

speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring,

test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while

establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review,

automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

* Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle

toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and

automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

years applied experience in Java

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application

development, testing, and operational stability

* Proficiency in one or more programming languages; strong hands-on experience

with Java and Spring Boot (or equivalent frameworks)

* Strong experience building frontend applications using React and TypeScript,

including working with design systems and component libraries

* Strong knowledge of DevOps practices: CI/CD, infrastructure automation,

release management, and operational readiness

* Practical experience applying SRE and reliability engineering practices,

including observability, incident response, root cause analysis, and

reliability improvements

* Solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle and agile

methodologies, including Application Resiliency and Security fundamentals

* Experience designing and operating APIs and integration patterns (REST

required; event-driven patterns)

* Experience with automated testing across the stack (unit, integration, UI)

and quality engineering practices

* 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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Practical cloud-native experience (containers, orchestration, managed

services)

* Familiarity with distributed systems patterns (resilience, idempotency, rate

limiting, caching)

* Familiarity implementing security controls in the SDLC (threat modeling,

secrets management, secure-by-design)

* On-call ownership of service health with a focus on reducing toil through

automation

* Exposure to data and analytics tooling for operational insights (reliability

trends, latency, error analysis)

* Exposure modernizing legacy systems without disrupting business delivery

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

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from

finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an

essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses,

clients, customers and employees up for success.