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Lead Software Engineer - Java, AWS, React.js, Kafka

Company:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Location:
Chicago, IL
Posted:
March 10, 2026
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Description:

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Bank - Controls group, you play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a key technical contributor, you will be responsible for implementing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems

Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Leads and mentors a team up to ten junior software engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Drives automation initiatives for CI/CD, infrastructure provisioning, and operational processes.

Optimizes application performance through tuning, monitoring, and proactive improvements.

Engages in development expertise in Java, Spring Boot, React and Kafka messaging

Collaborates with product owners, architects, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.

Designs and implements highly available and resilient systems, ensuring minimal downtime and robust disaster recovery. Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Advanced in one or more programming language(s) such as Java and React

Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods, and in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle

Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Advanced experience in domain-driven design, relational databases, PostgreSQL, and Kafka

Hands on experience in Kafka, Spring Boot, JSON, and AWS services. Advanced hands on experience in AWS Cloud services and deployment of applications

Experience in architecture, design, deployment and troubleshooting of scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Experience with Kubernetes, Docker or other containers

In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

Exposure to work flow engine solutions

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Base Pay/Salary

Chicago,IL $133,000.00 - $185,000.00 / year

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