Software Engineer III - Backend

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 Commercial & Investment Bank Digital & Platform Services team, 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



* Execute end-to-end software solutions through design, development, testing, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond routine approaches to build scalable solutions and break down complex technical problems.


* Create secure, high-quality production code and maintain reliable services and algorithms that integrate appropriately with dependent systems.


* Design and build backend services and APIs using Java and Spring Boot, following clean architecture, performance, resiliency, and security best practices.


* Define and implement API contracts using OpenAPI Specification (Swagger); ensure consistent versioning, backward compatibility, and strong consumer experience.


* Leverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assistant tools to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., refactoring, unit tests, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contribute reusable patterns and learnings to improve team effectiveness.


* Apply expertise across the SDLC toolchain (CI/CD, automation, observability, and operational readiness) to improve delivery outcomes and reliability.


* Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications; remain accountable for ensuring design constraints are implemented correctly in code.


* Build and maintain event-driven and streaming integrations using Kafka, including topic design, message schemas, consumer groups, and reliability patterns.


* Use SQL and scripting to support development, troubleshooting, automation, and operational analysis.


* Build, deploy, and operate services in cloud environments (AWS/Azure), including troubleshooting production issues and optimizing for cost, performance, and stability.


* Use containerization and Docker (and related orchestration patterns where applicable) for consistent build and runtime environments

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills



* Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience


* Strong backend experience with hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability


* Strong hands-on expertise in Java and Spring Boot (REST services, dependency injection, testing patterns, performance tuning).


* Experience designin...