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Senior Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack Java
Chicago, IL, United States
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Job Information
Job Identification
210774063
Job Category
Software Engineering
Business Unit
Commercial & Investment Bank
Posting Date
08/12/2026, 04:17 PM
Locations
10 S Dearborn St, Chicago, IL, 60603, US
Job Schedule
Full time
Job Shift
Day
Base Pay/Salary
Chicago,IL $152,000.00-$225,000.00
Job Description
As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Digital & Platform Services group, 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
Research business requirements and develop tools to solve the business' 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, opportunity, inclusion, and respect
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.
Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
Advanced in coding Java Spring Boot and Java Core Microservices Architecture
Experienced in researching business requirements and developing a tool to solve the business' problems
Advanced knowledge of SQL and noSQL Databases
Advanced knowledge of Kafka or restAPI Messaging Services
Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
10+ years of experience
AWS knowledge
Experience in developing operation tooling / automation applications
Recent experience in banking or financial services industry
Minimum requirements
- Formal training/certification in software engineering with 5+ years experience; advanced Java Spring Boot and Microservices skills
- Advanced knowledge of SQL/noSQL databases, Kafka or REST API messaging, and full SDLC proficiency
- In-depth financial services IT knowledge and experience leading AI-assisted software development tools and agile methodologies
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