Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, API

JobID: 210681814 Category: Software Engineering JobSchedule: Full time Posted Date: 2026-04-23T17:58:40+00:00 JobShift: Base Pay/Salary: Chicago,IL $147,250.00-$225,000.00 We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Payments Technology group, you play a vital role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering reliable, market-leading technology products with a focus on security, stability, and scalability.

As a key technical contributor, you are tasked with implementing essential technology solutions across diverse technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's strategic goals.

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 * Manage the delivery for two scrum teams * Be a hands-on coding tech lead minimum 50% of the time * 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 * Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills * Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience * Advanced knowledge in Java on Spring Boot programming language * Must have advanced knowledge in reactive programming technology webflux * Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability * Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods * Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices * 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.) * Hands on experience working with high throughput, low latency distributed systems ensuring efficient communication and integration between different systems * Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities * Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.) Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills * 10+ years of experience in Java Development * On-prem and/or public cloud knowledge is a bonus * Cockroach or Cassandra database knowledge is a bonus