Lead Software Engineer - Java - Wealth Management

Salary: $61,000 - 101,000 per year Requirements:

• We require formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, plus 5+ years of applied experience.
• We need proven hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and production operational stability.
• We require advanced Java expertise for enterprise backend development, along with strong experience building services with Spring Boot or similar Java frameworks.
• We need working knowledge of microservices, REST APIs, and both SQL and NoSQL databases.
• We require practical experience with Kafka, IBM MQ, Kubernetes, Redis, Amazon MSK, and AWS services to build scalable and efficient systems.
• We need experience producing technical documentation and service APIs using Swagger/OpenAPI, with strong logging, auditability, security, and monitoring practices.
• We require hands-on cloud-native AWS experience, including building, deploying, and operating services in cloud environments.
• We need demonstrated experience leading the effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools, with clear standards for validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• We require a strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity, secure handling of inputs and outputs, and resiliency and security expectations.
• We need the ability to solve design and functionality issues independently with minimal oversight.
• JavaScript or TypeScript experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with trading systems and exposure to the FIX protocol are a plus.

• We execute inventive software solutions, including design, development, and technical troubleshooting, by thinking beyond routine approaches to solve complex technical problems.
• We develop secure, high-quality production code and review and debug code written by others.
• We drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, while establishing validation standards and encouraging reuse of effective patterns.
• We apply knowledge of SDLC tools, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to increase the value delivered through automation.
• We identify opportunities to remove or automate fixes for recurring issues to improve the stability of software applications and systems.
• We lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and fit within existing systems and information architecture.

• AI
• AWS
• Backend
• Cloud
• IBM
• Support
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• OpenAPI
• REST
• Redis
• SQL
• Security
• Spring
• Spring Boot
• Swagger
• TypeScript
• microservices
• Network

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hackajob is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. We are offering an opportunity to impact your career in our Asset & Wealth Management, Wealth Management Investments Platform, where you will help enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. JPMorganChase is one of the oldest financial institutions, with more than 200 years of history and a global presence across investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing, and asset management. We offer a competitive total rewards package, with base salary influenced by role, experience, skill set, and location, and eligible roles may also receive commission-based pay or discretionary incentive compensation. Our benefits and programs can include comprehensive health care, on-site health and wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching, and more. We value diversity and inclusion, provide reasonable accommodations where needed, and are an equal opportunity employer. Our Asset & Wealth Management team delivers investment management and private banking solutions, and our agile technologists work in a cloud-native environment that values continuous learning and a data-centric approach to building innovative technology solutions.

last updated 41 week of 2026