Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java, Prime Financial Services Technology

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Category:
Software Engineering

Job Schedule:

Full time

Posted Date: T20:05:40+00:00

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As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, 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 delivering critical technology solutions supporting the Equities Broker Dealer and Prime Finance platform, including securities lending, trade lifecycle, and clearing & settlement capabilities, in alignment with the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to solve complex problems and deliver scalable solutions across distributed systems and microservices architectures

* Develops secure, high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others to ensure engineering excellence

* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability, resiliency, and performance of applications

* Drives architecture and design decisions influencing system scalability, performance, and long-term platform evolution

* Leads evaluation sessions with internal teams and stakeholders to assess architectural designs and ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategies

* Contributes to platform modernization through adoption of cloud-native, event-driven, and microservices-based architectures

* Provides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture

* Partners with business, product, and operations teams to translate Prime Finance and Broker Dealer requirements into scalable technical solutions

* Ensures robust delivery across environments with strong focus on SDLC, testing (unit, SIT, UAT), and production stability

* Leads communities of practice and promotes the adoption of modern engineering standards, tools, and emerging technologies

Qualifications

* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience

* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in large-scale enterprise environments

* Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with strong expertise in:

* Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs

* Microservices and distributed systems architecture

* Strong experience with:

* Relational databases (Oracle/DB2) and/or No

SQL (Mongo

DB)

* Cloud-native development (AWS or equivalent)

* CI/CD pipelines, Dev Ops, and automation practices

* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

* Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills

* Demonstrated proficiency in building high-volume, low-latency, mission-critical financial systems

* Practical experience working across cross-functional teams in complex enterprise organizations

Preferred Skills

* Exposure to Prime Finance, Securities Lending, or Broker Dealer platforms

* Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ) and messaging systems

* Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (React, UI frameworks)

* Exposure to domain-driven design, full-stack development, and modern architectural patterns

* Experience with observability tools (Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, ELK)

* Knowledge of Dev Ops, containerization (Kubernetes), and cloud platform engineering

* Interest in adopting emerging technologies (AI-assisted development, automation, advanced analytics)