Lead Software Engineer - Markets, Java, AWS, Boot, Terraform

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan

Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Trading Technology 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

• Designs, develops, and troubleshoots creative software solutions, thinking beyond conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems
• Leads the adoption and integration of cutting‑edge technologies including Java, Spring, Springboot, React, and Kafka
• Develops secure, high‑quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Defines and drives the technology roadmap, focusing on next‑generation data, analytics, and automation platforms
• Champions the use of AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics to deliver real‑time trade processing applications
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Designs and implements data pipelines, analytics workflows, and reporting solutions using Python, Databricks, and Spark
• Develops and maintains web‑based applications and dashboards using modern web stacks (React, Angular, etc.)
• Builds and optimizes data models, ETL/ELT processes, and integration frameworks for large‑scale financial data
• Ensures data quality, security, lineage, and governance across all team platforms

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 7+ years applied experience
• Hands‑on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and maintaining operational stability
• Hands‑on expertise in Java, Spring, Springboot, Maven, Kafka
  , and modern web technologies such as React
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS
  , Lambda, ECS, EC2
  , and Terraform
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery, including CI/CD tools such as Git Hub Actions and AWS Code Pipeline
• Advanced proficiency in designing scalable, secure, and resilient systems for large‑scale data environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, set technical direction, and deliver complex projects
• Hands on experience in leading and implementing standard software engineering practices, such as Agile development,
  code reviews
  , automated testing
  , CI/CD pipelines, and documentation

• Proven experience in financial markets,
  Futures & Options
  , and Trade Execution/Clearing
• Knowledge of AMPS (messaging platform),
  MQ, Cucumber Integration Tests,
  JUnit, Mockito
  , and Testcontainers