Software Engineer

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

• We expect formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, along with 5+ years of practical experience.
• We need hands-on experience across system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• We require 8+ years of experience with Java, Spring-based technologies, and event-driven microservices in a cloud environment such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• We value strong experience with microservices and RESTful APIs, relational and NoSQL databases, data modeling, and data ingestion frameworks.
• We look for hands-on experience with data streaming and messaging platforms such as Kafka and Spark.
• We expect understanding of containers and orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm.
• We need proven ability to influence stakeholders and align roadmaps with data-driven trade-offs.
• We require strong executive communication skills to translate complex technical and risk topics into clear business impact and options.
• We look for mentoring capability, including coaching engineers and fostering quality, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
• We expect demonstrated experience leading the effective use of approved 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 adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• We prefer AWS certification.
• We value in-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
• We prefer experience leading modernization programs such as monolith-to-microservices or cloud migrations in regulated environments.

• We will expect you to design creative software solutions, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and think beyond conventional approaches.
• We will rely on you to develop secure, high-quality production code and to review and debug code written by others.
• You will identify opportunities to automate or remove recurring remediation work to improve application and system stability.
• You will lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical capabilities, and fit within our systems and information architecture.
• You will help lead communities of practice across software engineering to promote new and emerging technologies.
• You will contribute to a culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.
• You will perform substantial coding using Java, Spring, microservices, RESTful APIs, relational databases, and cloud services.
• You will lead an Agile team of 6 as an active developer, helping solve difficult technology challenges and support successful delivery.
• You will expand our unit testing automation suite by integrating tests into the CI/CD pipeline and ensuring thorough documentation and unit testing for delivered code.
• You will drive adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• You will apply SDLC toolchain knowledge, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to increase the value delivered through automation.
• We also expect you to collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions, improve processes for greater efficiency, and stay current with trends in performance testing and automation.

• AI
• AWS
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Docker
• GCP
• Helm
• Support
• Java
• Kafka
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• Security
• Spark
• Spring
• microservices
• API
• DevOps

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hackajob is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this Lead Software Engineer opportunity within JPMorgan Chases Consumer & Community Banking Deposits platform. We offer the chance to make a meaningful impact in an agile team building secure, stable, and scalable market-leading technology. Chase is a leading financial services firm serving nearly half of Americas households and small businesses, and we support a broad range of financial needs across personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business lending, and payment processing. We provide a competitive total rewards package with salary based on role, experience, skills, and location, plus eligible commission or incentive compensation, and benefits that may include comprehensive health coverage, wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching. We value diversity and inclusion, support reasonable accommodations, and offer an environment where our people are central to our success.

last updated 37 week of 2026