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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial and 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

• Design, develop, and deliver innovative software solutions with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Lead design, build, and optimization of real-time search service and APIs for search.
• Lead technical troubleshooting and performance tuning across backend (Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Elastic Search) and frontend (React JS) components.
• Architect and implement scalable systems to ingest, transform, and aggregate millions of records from disparate sources, ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into best-in-class software solutions.
• Work within an Agile/Scrum environment, contributing to sprint planning, code reviews, and continuous improvement.
• Champion best practices in API design, microservices architecture, and cloud-native development using Kubernetes and AWS.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of diversity, inclusion, and respect within the team.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5 plus years of hands-on experience in software development.
• Deep expertise in Java/JVM ecosystem, Spring Boot framework.
• Proven experience building robust APIs and microservices architectures.
• Strong proficiency in AWS cloud services and Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Hands-on experience with Kafka for architecting and building distributed messaging and event-driven architectures.
• Advanced skills in PostgreSQL and database optimization.
• Advanced skills in Elastic Search for data storage, indexing, and search optimization.
• Demonstrated ability in performance tuning and troubleshooting complex systems.
• Experience in real-time data processing.
• Proven experience with React JS and modern front-end development practices.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, including CI/CD, automation, and application resiliency with experience working in Agile teams and partnering with product and engineering stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working on financial systems or enterprise CRM platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with data matching, deduplication, and entity resolution techniques.
• Experience with performance optimization in large-scale, cloud-native applications.

ABOUT US
JPMorgan Chase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset 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.

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

ABOUT THE TEAM:

J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.