Chase · 10 hours ago
Lead Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot, AWS
545 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$133K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expJPMorgan Chase is one of the oldest financial institutions, providing innovative financial solutions globally. As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and delivering software solutions, leading technical troubleshooting, and collaborating with various stakeholders to meet the firm’s business objectives.
BankingFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and deliver innovative software solutions with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
Lead design, build, and optimization of real-time search service and APIs for search
Lead technical troubleshooting and performance tuning across backend (Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elastic Search) and frontend (React JS) components
Architect and implement scalable systems to ingest, transform, and aggregate millions of records from disparate sources, ensuring data quality and integrity
Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into best-in-class software solutions
Work within an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement
Champion best practices in API design, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes and AWS
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect within the team
Qualification
Required
Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5 plus years of hands-on experience in software development
Deep expertise in Java/JVM ecosystem, Spring Boot framework
Proven experience building robust APIs and microservices architectures
Strong proficiency in AWS cloud services and Kubernetes for container orchestration
Hands-on experience with Kafka for architecting and building distributed messaging and event-driven architectures
Advanced skills in PostgreSQL and database optimization
Advanced skills in Elastic Search for data storage, indexing, and search optimization
Demonstrated ability in performance tuning and troubleshooting complex systems
Experience in real-time data processing
Proven experience with React JS and modern front-end development practices
Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD, automation, and application resiliency with experience working in Agile teams and partnering with product and engineering stakeholders
Preferred
Experience working on financial systems or enterprise CRM platforms is a plus
Familiarity with data matching, deduplication, and entity resolution techniques
Experience with performance optimization in large-scale, cloud-native applications
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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