JPMorgan Chase
Lead Software Engineer - Java & Python
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads software engineering for Asset & Wealth Management Marketing, building and operating secure, scalable applications while guiding engineers and adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, review, debug, and troubleshoot production software; improve system stability through automation.
- Lead and coach engineers, work with business stakeholders, and promote engineering practices and emerging technologies.
- Implement data governance and guide safe, validated use of AI-assisted tools across engineering workflows.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Proficiency in Java 21 and Python, building for public and private cloud with CI/CD strategies.
- Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, operational stability, automation, continuous delivery, and cloud-native development.
- Experience with Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, Splunk, and Dynatrace; demonstrated leadership in approved AI-assisted software development and responsible use.
Nice to have
- Experience with AWS; proficiency in Agile and SRE culture.
- Working knowledge of NoSQL databases (preferably Apache Cassandra), messaging technologies (preferably Apache Kafka), and RESTful APIs.
Pay
USD 156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java 21, Python, Spring Boot, Kafka, Kubernetes, Splunk, Dynatrace, Apache Cassandra
AI focus
Leads adoption of approved AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, code review, refactoring, testing, and troubleshooting; validates outputs for correctness, performance, security, and responsible data handling. Exposure to building AI/ML-driven applications is required.
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