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Sr Lead Software Engineer- Java, Cloud with Infrastructure

The role involves designing, building, and maintaining high-performance Java services while providing technical leadership to agile teams. You will drive the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and ensure the scalability and stability of distributed, event-driven systems.

Houston, Texas, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at JPMorganChase?

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Capital Markets in

the Commercial & Investment Bank (CIB), 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. You will help pioneer the design

and development of a next-generation execution platform used by thousands of

users globally. 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. Join our diverse and inclusive team where you’ll

feel valued and inspired to contribute your unique skills and experience.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

* Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business

and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors

* Designs, builds, and maintains efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code

and services

* 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 product design, application functionality,

and technical operations and processes

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

* Ensures best possible performance, quality, and responsiveness of

high-throughput, low-latency applications

* Identifies bottlenecks and bugs, and devises solutions to these problems;

improves resiliency and operational stability

* Helps maintain code quality, organization, and automation (testing, CI/CD,

and deployment practices)

* Builds and evolves distributed, event-driven asynchronous systems and

microservices leveraging Spring Boot

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS

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

years applied experience

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application

development, testing, and operational stability

* 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.

* Expert-level knowledge of Core Java, Spring boot, distributed systems, AWS or

Cloud and strong understanding of modern backend engineering patterns

* Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with

considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g.,

cloud, distributed systems, event-driven architectures)

* Experience with databases such as Oracle and/or Postgres

* Experience with container platforms such as Docker/Kubernetes/AWS

* Experience with messaging technologies (e.g., Solace/Kafka) and caching

technologies such as Hazelcast and Redis

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, CAPABILITIES, AND SKILLS

* Advanced frontend development experience with React

* Experience with search platforms such as Elasticsearch

* Experience building and operating large-scale, mission-critical services with

strong observability and performance engineering practices

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’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking,

markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and

institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than

100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice,

raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.

Which skills does this role require?

JavaSpring BootCloudAWSDistributed systemsMicroservicesDockerKubernetesKafkaSolaceRedisHazelcastOraclePostgresSystem designAI-assisted engineeringDistributed SystemsSystem DesignAI-assisted EngineeringAgileCI/CDBackend EngineeringEvent-driven ArchitectureSoftware Development Life CycleCapital MarketsPostgreSQL

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