Software Engineer III (Java/Springboot/Kafka/Cloud)
JPMorganChase
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.
As a Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking Connected Commerce line of business, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to the design, development, and implementation of robust software solutions, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, architect solutions, and deliver high-quality software products. Communicate effectively in a team environment.
- Understand and implement agile methodologies and experience working in agile development teams.
- Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code following best practices and coding standards.
- Participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback and mentor junior engineers.
- Optimize software operations, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response.
- Utilize strong analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex distributed systems.
- Continuously improve system performance, security, and operational efficiency.
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, recommending innovative solutions to enhance products and processes.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
- Deep professional experience in software engineering, with a proven track record of delivering complex, high-quality software solutions.
- Advanced proficiency in Java and Spring Boot, with hands-on experience in microservices architecture. Strong coding skills in Java, with familiarity with the latest advancements in the language and ecosystem.
- Proficient in building event-driven architectures leveraging Apache Kafka for messaging and data streaming.
- Hands-on experience with both relational (such as Aurora RDS, Oracle) and NoSQL (such as Cassandra) databases.
- Prior experience deploying, managing, and scaling applications on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
- Practical experience implementing and maintaining true Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines, enabling automated, reliable, and frequent software releases.
- Commitment to DevOps principles, including "You build it, you run it" philosophy, taking ownership of software from development through production operations, including monitoring, incident response, and continuous improvement.
- Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack).
- Ability to build smarter with automation of repetitive tasks, leveraging tools and frameworks to streamline development, testing, deployment, and operational processes.
- Focus on high-quality development practices, with a strong emphasis on minimizing production defects through continuous testing, automated test coverage, and proactive quality assurance.
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Exposure to code assistants such as GitHub Copilot or similar AI-powered development tools to enhance productivity and code quality.
- Experience working in financial services, fintech, or other highly regulated industries.
- Familiarity with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation. Data analytics and business intelligence such as Snowflake, Terradata.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and continuous improvement in software engineering practices.
Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.
We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
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Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.
Design and deliver market-leading technology products in a secure and scalable way as a seasoned member of an agile team