Lead Software Engineer - Java Application Architecture

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, 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.

Job responsibilities


* 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 external vendors, startups, and internal teams 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


* Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills


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


* Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


* In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems


* Advanced knowledge of one or more software, applications, and architecture disciplines


* Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best solutions for the future state architecture


* Proven expertise in Java programming with a strong grasp of object-oriented principles and design patterns.


* Hands-on experience with Spring Boot & Spring Webflux for developing scalable and efficient backend applications


* Proficiency in Kubernetes for container orchestration and management of microservices


* Experience with Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures


* Strong skills in SQL and relational databases, including design, querying, and optimization

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills


* Familiarity with GraphQL for building efficient and flexible APIs


* Experience with Java Message Service (JMS) for messaging and integration in distributed systems


* Knowledge of Spring Batch for handling large volumes of data and batch processing tasks

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