Lead Software Engineer - Sr. Java/AWS Developer

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Card Technology Organization, 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 conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities     

• Design and deliver creative, high-quality software solutions, tackling complex challenges with unconventional thinking.
• Develop secure, production-ready code and rigorously review and debug contributions from peers to maintain top standards.
• Identify and automate solutions for recurring issues, ensuring robust and stable systems.
• Lead technical evaluations with vendors, startups, and internal teams to shape architectural decisions and technology adoption.
• Champion new and emerging technologies, fostering a culture of continuous learning through communities of practice.
• Guide and mentor engineering teams, setting technical direction, and nurturing talent for sustained success.
• Manage the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment, ensuring seamless delivery.
• Partner with stakeholders, product managers, and cross-functional teams to drive project outcomes and deliver value.
• Elevate code quality, reliability, and scalability through rigorous testing, reviews, and process enhancements.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills 

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of hands-on experience.
• Over 12 years of experience leading and designing software applications.
• Proven expertise in technical domains such as cloud, AI/ML technologies.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security), and microservices architecture.
• Extensive experience building RESTful APIs and microservices.
• 5+ years of experience with AWS and cloud platforms (Azure or GCP).
• 5+ years of experience with databases, especially Cassandra and other NoSQL databases.
• Practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and ensuring operational stability.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security best practices.
• Practical experience with cloud-native development.
• Hands-on experience with both SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL) and NoSQL (Cassandra/MongoDB) databases.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Understanding of IT systems in the financial services industry.
• Practical cloud native experience
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Hands-on experience with databases (both SQL, e.g., PostgreSQL/MySQL, and NoSQL, e.g., Cassandra/MongoDB)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Knowledge of messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar)