Chase · 5 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack Java/React
575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$152K/yr - $215K/yr
10+ years expJPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers and businesses. As a Lead Software Engineer within the Asset & Wealth Management Marketing Technology team, you will enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products while leading an agile team in critical technology solutions.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Architect, build, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java (preferably Java 17+) and Spring Boot
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
Design RESTful and/or GraphQL interfaces; ensure robust authentication, authorization, and input validation
Own system performance, reliability, observability (metrics, logging, tracing), and security best practices
Write comprehensive automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) and drive CI/CD excellence
Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and promote engineering standards and clean architecture
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
Qualification
Required
10+ Years of Experience
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and at least one NoSQL store (e.g., MongoDB)
Knowledge of messaging/streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and asynchronous processing
Solid testing practices: JUnit, Mockito, Spring Test; front-end testing with Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress/Playwright
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.)
In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
Practical cloud native experience
Preferred
Develop high-quality, reusable React components (React 18+, TypeScript) and front-end features
Hands-on with AWS services: ECS/EKS or Lambda, API Gateway, S3, CloudFront, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, SNS/SQS, CloudWatch
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation)
Experience with Kubernetes and service mesh (Istio/Linkerd) a plus
Observability tooling: OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Prometheus
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
Chase
Chase provides broad range of financial services. It is a sub-organization of JP Morgan Chase.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Mike McDonnell
Managing Director, Head of Chase Travel Platform Product
Nicole Sanchez
Managing Director, Consumer Bank, GM and Product Executive, Growth Financial Products
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