Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python/AWS

Design and deliver cloud‑native platforms for product intake, communication, and

collaboration as part of an agile engineering organization.

You’re a seasoned technical leader ready to own portfolio‑scale challenges and

elevate engineering excellence—and we have an exceptional opportunity for you.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology

team, you will shape architecture and drive delivery across the firm’s

state‑of‑the‑art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way.

You’ll set technical direction, lead complex initiatives end‑to‑end, and mentor

engineers across teams, ensuring consistent design standards, robust operational

practices, and measurable business outcomes.

In this role, you’ll join an agile engineering organization building and

operating three firmwide platforms—Feature Request, Convey, and TechTube—that

streamline product intake, customer communication, and knowledge sharing across

the organization. You’ll take ownership of one or more product teams within this

portfolio while influencing cross‑platform strategy, architectural decisions,

and the full SDLC to deliver scalable, cloud‑native capabilities that improve

transparency, collaboration, and value delivery for product teams firmwide.

Given the common technology stack, cross‑team contribution is expected, and

you’ll frequently lead initiatives spanning multiple products.

Job responsibilities

* Own portfolio‑level architecture and technical strategy across one or more

platforms (Feature Request, Convey, TechTube), ensuring secure, scalable, and

resilient solutions across the SDLC.

* Lead complex technical initiatives—from discovery and design through delivery

and operations—establishing engineering standards, reusable patterns, and

reference implementations for cross‑team adoption.

* Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate business goals into

measurable technical outcomes, define roadmaps, and drive transparency

through product metrics and KPIs; Champion agile practices including shared

backlog ownership, crowdsourced prioritization, and community‑driven product

development, advocating for technical excellence and sustainable engineering;

Mentor and grow engineers (junior through senior), conducting design reviews,

code reviews, and hands‑on guidance on best practices, system design, and

implementation approaches.

* Design and implement complex, cloud‑native software solutions with clear

ownership of upstream/downstream integrations, including Jira integrations,

notification workflows, serverless architectures, and API extensions.

* Write secure, high‑quality, well‑documented code across multiple languages

and frameworks (e.g., Java Spring Boot, React.js, GraphQL, Python) while

modeling best‑in‑class engineering practices.

* Architect and build backend services, GraphQL APIs, and modern React UIs;

ensure thoughtful API design (GraphQL and REST) and robust client‑server

contracts.

* Set and enforce non‑functional standards (security, performance,

availability, observability, cost efficiency), including SLOs/SLAs, error

budgets, and automated quality gates in CI/CD.

* Evaluate and introduce new technologies, tools, and approaches to improve

developer experience, platform quality, and delivery velocity; lead proofs of

concept and guide adoption; Promote secure‑by‑design and privacy‑aware

patterns, threat modeling, and proactive risk identification to meet firm

standards and industry best practices.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

years applied experience

* 5+ years of experience in API software development (Java Spring, Python

FastAPI)

* 2+ years of experience with AWS (e.g. ECS/Fargate, SNS, SQS, Lambda, API

Gateway, S3)

* 3+ years of experience with relational databases

* Experience in deploying cloud services using Infrastructure as Code

* Proven expertise in distributed system design (AWS stability, resiliency and

security)

* Proven capability of application architecture and technical leadership, as

well as elevate current practices and operations

* Strong experience developing, debugging, deploying and maintaining code in

large enterprise environments

* Strong understanding of agile methodologies and practices

* Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and guide

architectural decisions

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, as well as

experienced in aligning technical decisions to business outcomes and product

strategy.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

* Exposure to React

* Experience with AI/ML including vector database

* Exposure to GraphQL

* Experience with CockroachDB, Aurora Postgres and DynamoDB

* Exposure to video streaming, content management, or media platforms,

including performance and caching strategies.

* Familiarity with email servers and SMTP protocol

* Strong background in observability and performance optimization (metrics,

logging, tracing), and cost governance for cloud workloads.

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.