Lead Software Engineer - Java

We are seeking an experienced Java Distributed Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate highly scalable, resilient, and cloud-native backend systems. The role involves working on modern databases, Spring Bootâ€based microservices, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on non-functional aspects.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Bank, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

Job responsibilities

• Technical ownership for assigned domains, accountability for design, delivery and production stability.
• Architecture and code quality gatekeeper ensuring adherence to firm's engineering standards and best practices
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to clarify requirements, constraints and trade-offs
• Translate business requirements and product goals into technical solutions
• Align technical decisions with business priorities, SLAs, timelines and long-term platform strategy
• Communicate technical approaches and impacts clearly to non-technical stake holders
• Strong ownership mindset for long-term system sustainability
• Coach senior and junior engineers set coding and design standards

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience in designing and developing distributed systems using Java
• Experience in building RESTful and event-driven microservices using Spring Boot / Cloud
• knowledge on asynchronous communication using messaging/streaming systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalents)
• Ability to design and optimize data models either in relational or NoSQL databases
• Ability to handle data consistency, replication, sharing, and transactional boundaries
• Familiar with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes
• Knowledge on integration with CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment
• Working knowledge on Co-Pilot

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• BS/BA degree or equivalent experience
• Advanced knowledge of application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Working knowledge on Co-Pilot
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Knowledge on Co-Pilot
• Exposure to cloud technologies