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Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java

JP Morgan

5 - 10 years

Jersey City

Posted: 05/06/2026

Job Description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Prime Finance 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

 

  • Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
  • Be a hands-on coding tech lead capable of developing secure and high-quality production code, performs 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
  • Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
  • Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
  • Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software  Development Life Cycle
  • Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
  • Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

 

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

 

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 7+ years applied experience
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced knowledge in Java and Spring Boot
  • Advanced knowledge in relational databases
  • Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
  • Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, software engineering principles, design patterns, and best practices
  • Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
  • Ability to collaborate with diverse technical, cross-functional, product development, and operations teams to develop comprehensive project timelines

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • 10+ years of experience in Java Development
  • Strong knowledge of financial industry concepts, with particular emphasis on trade processing and settlement operations
  • Practical experience with database technologies such as DB2, Oracle, and MongoDB.
  • Demonstrated experience in overseeing client-facing applications and effectively managing stakeholder expectations and commitments
 

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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