JPMorgan Chase
Sr. Lead Software Developer – Java, AWS & AI Platform
$157K–$215K
Jersey City, NJ · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Designs, builds, and operates low-latency distributed services and cloud infrastructure supporting enterprise machine-learning and data platforms, while guiding engineering practices and AI-assisted development.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement Java Spring Boot services and resilient AWS-based systems; develop infrastructure as code and observability.
- Own production reliability, performance, and scalability; lead technical design reviews and establish engineering standards.
- Partner with machine-learning teams, mentor engineers, and govern AI-assisted engineering practices.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience; strong Java and Spring Boot skills.
- Production experience designing and tuning low-latency distributed systems and using the listed AWS services in large-scale architectures.
- Production experience with observability tools (Datadog, Dynatrace, and/or Splunk), plus Docker and Kubernetes.
- Experience leading enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development and applying responsible-AI controls in engineering workflows.
Nice to have
- Advanced AWS managed-service experience, particularly Kinesis Video/Data Streams, for real-time processing.
- Experience with CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerized deployments, and Terraform and/or CloudFormation.
Pay
USD 156,750.00-$215,000.00 base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, AWS, MSK (Kafka), Terraform, CloudFormation, Datadog, Docker
AI focus
Leads adoption and governance of AI-assisted coding, code review, testing, release readiness, and incident analysis; sets validation standards and coaches on responsible, secure use.
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