Sr Lead Software Engineer
JPMorganChase
Software Engineering
Jersey City, NJ, USA
Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.
As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Asset and Wealth Management, you will be an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted, market-leading technology products. You will drive critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.
Job responsibilities
- Lead a global scrum team to deliver on commitments, taking full ownership of business results. You will work closely with Product partners, collaborating and influencing direction. You bring technical solutions to business problems, offering your perspective on how technology can make the product better and deliver results for our clients.
- Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and suggest new ideas that drive meaningful impact. You are opinionated about how technology can elevate the product and are always looking for ways to deliver better outcomes for our clients.
- Integrate AI into everything you do, both in the solutions you deliver and the way your team works. You bring ideas from a technology perspective on how AI can solve real business problems and accelerate delivery. You encourage and mentor developers to adopt AI-first development approaches, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Set a clear long-term vision for the platform, architecting for scale, resilience, and flexibility. Design and evolve robust, secure, and adaptable solutions that meet future business needs. Champion best practices in system design, integration, and modernization, and set high standards for documentation and design patterns across teams. Exemplify architectural excellence, setting the tone for others and raising the bar for the team. Proactively address technical debt to keep the team focused on delivering value and advancing the platform.
- Lead by example and model the behaviors we want from every developer. You are a culture changer who takes the team from the status quo to the next level. You enjoy leveling up the team, pushing them to new heights, and supporting junior developers as they grow into senior technologists. You share knowledge, and are passionate about elevating your team’s capabilities.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
- Knowledge of modern architectures based on microservices, REST and Graph QLs APIs, NoSQL stores, and kafka eventing
- Experience building cloud native applications
- Knowledge in AWS or similar cloud platforms
- Experience working through the entire lifecycle of at least 2 large, complex application build-outs from scratch and delivery for either a large financial organization or a top-class technology product team
- Knowledge of CI/CD, DevOps tool chain, software monitoring, and a test-driven approach to agile delivery
- Strong team working skills and the ability to work on multiple parallel work items with other developers, analysts, and others
- Advanced understanding of application resiliency and security
- Expertise in technical documentation and diagrams
- Heavily using AI concepts in your development today including building individual agent or entire agentic flow
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.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management delivers industry-leading investment management and private banking solutions. Asset Management provides individuals, advisors and institutions with strategies and expertise that span the full spectrum of asset classes through our global network of investment professionals. Wealth Management helps individuals, families and foundations take a more intentional approach to their wealth or finances to better define, focus and realize their goals.
Drive significant business impact and build high-impact technology to deliver real business outcomes.