JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer: (Java & AWS)
$157K–$215K
New York, NY +2 · Full-time · Posted Aug 11, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Jersey City, NJ
Columbus, OH - Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads cloud platform and production operations, develops Java services, and delivers AI-enabled workflows for corporate functions.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate secure, reliable cloud platforms and production environments; implement infrastructure as code and safe release practices.
- Build and maintain Java and Spring Boot services, and improve service reliability through SRE practices, observability, and automation.
- Prototype AI-enabled workflows, mentor engineers, and partner with application teams on engineering best practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Hands-on Java/J2EE and Python development, including Spring Boot and REST API design.
- AWS platform/infrastructure engineering and Kubernetes operations in high-availability environments.
- Terraform experience, production support with observability/APM tools, and experience with testing and performance tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS platform services, policy-as-code, platform golden paths, or secrets management.
- Practical experience building or integrating AI/agentic workflows with evaluation, safety controls, and monitoring.
Pay
USD $156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary (New York,NY); USD $156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary (Jersey City,NJ)
Tools
Java 17+, Spring Boot, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace
AI focus
Prototypes and delivers AI-enabled/agentic workflows, and leads responsible use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with validation, security, and data-sensitivity controls.
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