JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend
$157K–$215K
New York, NY · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads engineering work to design, build, and operate secure, scalable Java backend and microservices solutions for Consumer and Community Banking.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, troubleshoot, and maintain production software, including cloud-native microservices and scalable architectures.
- Build reliable systems with secure code, resilient operations, automated remediation, and zero-downtime releases.
- Review and debug code, resolve recurring issues, and promote engineering practices and technologies across teams.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including system design, development, testing, and operational support.
- Proficiency with Java and Springboot, and experience building microservices-based applications.
- Experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, RESTful APIs, web services, WebSockets, JSON, and SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Experience with agile development, software development life cycle, application resiliency, automation, and continuous delivery.
Nice to have
- Experience with presentation, negotiation, mentoring, and stakeholder management.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and best-practice-sharing skills.
Pay
USD $156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Springboot, AWS, GCP, RESTful APIs, WebSockets, JSON, SQL
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