Senior Lead Software Engineer - Java

As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase, 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 delivering critical technology solutions supporting the Equities Broker Dealer and Prime Finance platform, including securities lending, trade lifecycle, and clearing & settlement capabilities, in alignment with the firm's business objectives.

Job Responsibilities


* Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with the ability to solve complex problems and deliver scalable solutions across distributed systems and microservices architectures


* Develops secure, high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others to ensure engineering excellence


* Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability, resiliency, and performance of applications


* Drives architecture and design decisions influencing system scalability, performance, and long-term platform evolution


* Leads evaluation sessions with internal teams and stakeholders to assess architectural designs and ensure alignment with enterprise technology strategies


* Contributes to platform modernization through adoption of cloud-native, event-driven, and microservices-based architectures


* Provides technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing engineering culture


* Partners with business, product, and operations teams to translate Prime Finance and Broker Dealer requirements into scalable technical solutions


* Ensures robust delivery across environments with strong focus on SDLC, testing (unit, SIT, UAT), and production stability


* Leads communities of practice and promotes the adoption of modern engineering standards, tools, and emerging technologies

Qualifications


* 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 large-scale enterprise environments


* Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages, with strong expertise in:
+ Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
+ Microservices and distributed systems architecture


* Strong experience with:
+ Relational databases (Oracle/DB2) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB)
+ Cloud-native development (AWS or equivalent)
+ CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and automation practices


* Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)


* Strong problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills


* Demonstrated proficiency in building high-volume, low-latency, mission-critic...