JPMorgan Chase
Sr. Lead Software Engineer-Full Stack/Java/AWS
$176K–$260K
Jersey City, NJ · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of applied experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
About the job
Leads engineering and modernization of business-critical lending applications, guiding a global team and setting platform architecture while delivering secure, scalable full-stack technology and AI-enabled engineering practices.
What you'll do
- Lead a global scrum team, partnering with Product to deliver business outcomes and guide product direction.
- Set platform architecture and technical standards; develop, review, and debug production code while driving modernization and operational stability.
- Promote responsible AI-assisted engineering practices, including validation standards, adoption, and developer mentoring.
What they ask for
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Advanced hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST-based services, and distributed, event-driven architectures.
- Strong hands-on experience with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, including enterprise-scale frontend architecture and performance optimization.
- Experience leading technical design and modernization, operating secure and resilient cloud-native systems, and guiding teams in responsible use of AI-assisted development tools.
Nice to have
- Python or NoSQL database experience.
- Experience with AWS cloud services, Apache Kafka or similar event-streaming platforms, or financial services and lending platforms.
Pay
$175,750.00-$260,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST, GraphQL, React, JavaScript, TypeScript
AI focus
Leads adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, reviews, testing, troubleshooting, and other SDLC workflows; sets validation and responsible-use practices for security, correctness, and performance.
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