JPMorganChase · 17 hours ago
Senior Lead Software Engineer - API Designer
545 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$171K/yr - $260K/yr
5+ years expJPMorgan Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions, providing innovative financial solutions to a diverse clientele. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer, you will be part of an agile team focused on building and enhancing technology products, primarily through API design and development.
Asset ManagementBankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
API Design: Design RESTful, GRPC, and/or event-driven APIs using best practices and industry standards (e.g., OpenAPI/Swagger, AsyncAPI)
Documentation: Create and maintain clear, comprehensive API documentation and usage guides
Collaboration: Work with product, engineering, and Architect teams to gather requirements and translate them into API specifications
Standards & Governance: Define and enforce API design standards, style guides, and governance processes
Prototyping: Build API prototypes and mock servers to validate designs and facilitate early feedback
Developer Experience: Advocate for and implement features that improve the developer experience, such as versioning, error handling, and discoverability
Lifecycle Management: Support the full API lifecycle, including versioning, deprecation, and backward compatibility
Quality Assurance: Collaborate with QA and development teams to ensure APIs are well-tested and meet performance, security, and reliability standards
Continuous Improvement: Stay up-to-date with API trends, tools, and technologies, and drive continuous improvement in API design practices
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience
Strong understanding of REST, GRPC, and/or event-driven API paradigms
Proficiency with API specification tools (OpenAPI/Swagger, RAML, AsyncAPI, Postman, etc.)
Experience with API gateways, management platforms, and developer portals
Excellent communication and documentation skills
Familiarity with security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, API keys, etc.)
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
Preferred
Experience with AWS (EKS)
Knowledge of Micro Services & Domain Driven architecture
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated API testing
Contributions to open-source API tools or standards
Benefits
Comprehensive health care coverage
On-site health and wellness centers
A retirement savings plan
Backup childcare
Tuition reimbursement
Mental health support
Financial coaching
Company
JPMorganChase
With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorganChase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across 100 markets.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknown1998-02-01IPO
Leadership Team
Allison Beer
CEO of Card Services and Connected Commerce
Dan Mendelson
CEO, Morgan Health
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