Lead Software Engineer - Java​/React​/AWS

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan

Chase within Consumer and Community Banking - AML/KYC Update 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.

• Design, develop, and support multiple Java and React applications on AWS and internal cloud platforms, ensuring high performance, scalability, and reliability
• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Develop secure, high‑quality production code, and review and debug code written by others
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment
• Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level engineers, driving a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence
• Analyze and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal disruption to application functionality and user experience
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams in an Agile environment, including Product Managers, and Architects to deliver high‑quality solutions that meet business requirements
• Drive architectural decisions for scalable, resilient, and secure distributed systems, and own technical roadmaps ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Ensure production stability through proactive monitoring, incident response, and root cause analysis

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
• 8+ years of coding experience in Java (Spring Boot, Microservices) and 2+ years of React development (Type Script, Redux)
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and/or Graph
  
  QL services
• Knowledge of EAC (Enterprise Application Configuration) and Terraform for infrastructure as code and environment provisioning. Proficiency in GenAI solutions.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies and cross‑product team collaboration
• Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), application resiliency, and security practices
• Experience with Microservices, API development, and Cloud Technologies (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes)
• Proficient in SQL/No
  
  SQL databases (Oracle, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB, Dynamo
  
  DB)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences

• AWS Certifications
• Full stack development experience
• Experience with event‑driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, Rabbit
  
  MQ, Active
  
  MQ)
• Knowledge of security best practices including OAuth 2.0, JWT, and secure coding standards
• Experience with performance tuning, profiling, and optimization of Java and React applications
• Exposure to AI technologies and emerging tools
• Experience in a financial organization or other highly regulated industry

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…