AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java/Spring/Kafka/Cassandra

JobID: 210741008 Category: Software Engineering JobSchedule: Full time Posted Date: 2026-04-28T12:20:29+00:00 JobShift: : We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As an AWS Lead Software Engineer-Java/Spring/Kafka/Cassandra at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer and Community Banking Rewards team, 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 * 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 * 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 * Hands-on experience delivering end-to-end solutions, including system design, application development, testing, deployment, and operational stability in distributed systems Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with deep expertise in Java and object-oriented design principles * Advanced experience developing microservices and enterprise applications using Spring Boot and related frameworks * Proven experience designing and integrating event-driven architectures using Kafka and other messaging technologies * Strong experience working with distributed data stores such as Cassandra, including performance tuning and data modeling * Deep expertise in AWS cloud services, with practical experience building secure, scalable, and highly available cloud-native applications * Expertise in automation, CI/CD pipelines, and continuous delivery, leveraging modern DevOps practices to improve release quality and speed * Comprehensive understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and support * Advanced understanding of Agile development practices, including CI/CD, application resiliency, observability, and security-by-design * In-depth knowledge of financial services systems, regulatory considerations, and complex enterprise technology environments Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills * Previous experience working with credit card rewards programs