JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Backend Java, Markets Tech
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Jul 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience; hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads backend engineering for Equities Broker Dealer and Prime Finance platforms, delivering scalable Java services and integrating governed AI/ML and GenAI capabilities.
What you'll do
- Designs, develops, troubleshoots, and reviews secure production software across distributed systems and microservices.
- Integrates AI/ML and GenAI into production platforms and promotes validated, secure AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Drives architecture, modernization, testing, and operational stability in partnership with business, product, and operations teams.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts.
- Advanced proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and REST APIs in microservices and distributed systems.
- Experience with relational databases (Oracle/DB2) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB), CI/CD, DevOps, and automation.
- Hands-on enterprise AI/ML and GenAI integration experience, including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector stores/databases, model evaluation, and production monitoring (MLOps).
Nice to have
- Cloud-native development (AWS or equivalent).
- Exposure to Prime Finance, Securities Lending, or Broker Dealer platforms.
Pay
$156,750.00-$215,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Oracle/DB2, MongoDB, LLMs, RAG, MLOps
AI focus
Integrates AI/ML and GenAI—including LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, and MLOps—into production platforms; leads safe, validated use of AI-assisted engineering tools.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative