JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer (Java/AWS) — Alternatives Technology
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads hands-on development and modernization of Java/Spring Boot platforms for alternative investments, including migration to AWS and adoption of validated, responsible AI-assisted engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Build, modernize, test, and operate secure production services, including re-platforming applications to AWS.
- Design and improve resilient distributed integrations using messaging and event streaming.
- Guide teams on approved AI-assisted development, validation standards, and engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Advanced Java proficiency and practical experience building services with Spring Boot or equivalent Java frameworks.
- Hands-on production experience with system design, development, testing, operational stability, cloud-native services, and messaging or event-streaming integrations.
- Experience leading authorized AI-assisted software development and coaching on responsible, secure use and validation.
Nice to have
- Reactive programming (e.g., Reactor) and event-driven or messaging and streaming familiarity.
- Financial services, wealth, or alternatives domain experience.
Pay
$156,750.00-$215,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, AWS MSK, SQS/SNS, Kinesis, Reactor
AI focus
Leads adoption and governance of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering for coding, code review, refactoring, testing, troubleshooting, and operational analysis, with validation for correctness, performance, security, and responsible data handling.
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