Lead Cloud Software Engineer - Java, API & AWS

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Bank - Consumer Card Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives., + Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems

• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others

• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems

• Leads evaluation sessions with internal & external stakeholders to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

• Develops & executes on technical strategy to drive value for Chase credit card strategic partners.

• Thought leadership, design thinking and an API-first mindset

• Partners and collaborates with cross functional teams across product, engineering & architecture to develop smart, scalable solutions for partners and customers.

• Champions the firm’s culture of opportunity, inclusion, and respect

• Takes ownership of team and problem solves proactively think long-term.

• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.

• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation.

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

• Hands on experience leading technologists to manage, anticipate and solve complex technical software engineering problems

• Proficiency in multiple modern programming languages specifically Java and J2EE stack

• Experience with Cloud technologies ( AWS, Google Cloud )

• Experience building SaaS, PaaS platforms , tools & services for engineers.

• Advanced knowledge of architecture & application design processes

• Strong coding fundamentals - Algorithms & Data Structures

• Experience with building APIs - RESTful APIs, Web Services, Spring Boot

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working in a fast-paced Agile environment.

• Passion for automating & excelling at identifying gaps in processes.

• Demonstrated experience influencing across highly matrixed, complex organizations.

• Ability to deconstruct & communicate complex or abstract technology concepts in a clear way to non-technical stakeholders.

• Track record of effective risk and dependency management

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.

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.