Lead Software Engineer - Java Full Stack
JP Morgan
5 - 10 years
Jersey City
Posted: 23/05/2026
Job Description
We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Technology in Cash Prime Technology, 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
- Designs, develops, codes, and troubleshoots with consideration of upstream and downstream systems and technical implications Drive the delivery of business value via change programs, projects within the technology group
- Create automated unit tests using a Test Driven Development approach
- Develop a strong understanding of key functions of clearing and settlements within Cash Prime business
- Partner with supporting tech leads to develop realistic and achievable project estimates.
- Analyze and build within Control, Stability, Resiliency, Capacity & Performance areas.
- Perform testing: Unit, SIT & UAT planning and management.
- Doing robust delivery of code into the production environment with zero tolerance for post implementation issues
- Take part in decisions affecting long range organizational goals & strategic planning. Proactively look to develop, implement and further development best practices across the group.
- Contribute to quality improvement, code reviews, code and architecture standards, code reuse etc.
- Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal degree or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
- Strong core Java experience with clear understanding of advanced concepts in collection framework, garbage collection, multi threading etc.
- Hands on experience in Java\J2EE, Spring Boot, Database knowledge, Kafka, React JS, CI\CD, designing features, AWS cloud experience
- Strong problem solving, analytical and communication skills (both verbal and written)
- Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
- Overall knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle
- Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Applicant Resiliency, and Security
- Ability to take on difficult and complex large scale problems and provide end to end solutions.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders in business, operations, operate etc.
Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Designing & developing micro-front end based micro-services.
- Exposure to Kubernetes platform
- Exposure to DevOps methodology
- Exposure to SWIFT payment processing and ISO20022 payment messaging standards
About Company
JP Morgan Chase & Co. is one of the world's largest and most prestigious financial institutions, headquartered in New York City. It operates in over 100 countries, providing a wide range of financial services including investment banking, asset management, commercial banking, and wealth management.The company serves corporations, governments, institutions, and individual clients, offering expertise in areas such as mergers and acquisitions (M&A), securities trading, and credit management. Known for its global reach and financial strength, JP Morgan is a leader in innovation and sustainability within the banking industry.
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