JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer
$138K–$185K
Chicago, IL · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads software engineering work by guiding technical teams, developing and reviewing secure production code, influencing product and technical decisions, and building and operating 24x7 tier-1 online services.
What you'll do
- Provide technical guidance and direction, and review and debug code.
- Drive product design, application functionality, and technical operations decisions.
- Build and operate 24x7 tier-1 services and advocate for firmwide software development practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Strong hands-on coding and system design skills for modern enterprise systems.
- Proficiency in one or more of Rust, Java, Go, or C++; experience building and operating 24x7 tier-1 online services.
- Practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability; ability to solve design and functionality problems independently.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with open-source projects in the OLAP/data stack, including Apache DataFusion, DuckDB, or Apache Arrow Flight SQL.
Pay
USD $137,750.00-$185,000.00 base salary
Tools
Rust, Java, Go, C++, Apache DataFusion, DuckDB, Apache Arrow Flight SQL
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