Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java, Prime Financial Services Technology

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.

• 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

• 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 (MongoDB)
  • 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

• 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)

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.…