Software Engineer III - Backend​/Java

Overview

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level. As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and Investment Bank, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

• Designs, develops, and deploys RESTful APIs and microservices using Java and Spring Boot, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance
• Architects and implements cloud‑native API solutions leveraging AWS services such as API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Dynamo
  
  DB, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, and Cloud Watch
• Creates secure, high‑quality production code following best practices for API design patterns, authentication/authorization (OAuth 2.0, JWT), and data validation
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex API‑driven applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Implements and maintains CI/CD pipelines for automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of API services
• Proactively identifies performance bottlenecks, hidden problems, and patterns in API usage data, using these insights to drive improvements to system architecture and code quality
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies, including cloud‑native development and AI‑assisted tooling

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 3+ years of applied experience
• Hands‑on experience with Java (17+) and Spring Boot framework, including Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud
• Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
• Proficiency with AWS services relevant to API development (API Gateway, Lambda, ECS/Fargate, Dynamo
  
  DB, RDS, S3, SQS/SNS, IAM, Cloud Watch, Secrets Manager)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
• Solid understanding of database technologies including relational databases (Postgre
  
  SQL, MySQL) and No
  
  SQL databases (Dynamo
  
  DB, Mongo
  
  DB)
• Hands‑on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in a large corporate environment
• Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform/Cloud Formation), application resiliency, and security best practices
• Experience with API documentation tools (Swagger/OpenAPI) and testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Postman/Bruno)

• Experience with AI‑powered development tools such as Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar coding assistants to accelerate development workflows
• Familiarity with AI agents and LLM integration for building intelligent API features or automating development tasks
• Exposure to event‑driven architectures using Kafka, Kinesis, or AWS Event Bridge
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Splunk, Datadog, Grafana, AWS X‑Ray)
• Knowledge of Graph
  
  QL API development
• Familiarity with modern front‑end technologies and how they consume APIs
• AWS certifications (Solutions Architect, Developer Associate) are a plus

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, retirement savings plan, backup childcare,…