Lead Software Engineer - Frontend Development

Lead Software Engineer

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Asset and Wealth Management, 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

• Develop and maintain high-quality, responsive user interfaces using React.
• Collaborate with designers, back-end developers, business users and product managers to translate requirements into functional and visually appealing interfaces.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs and optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, technologies, and best practices in front-end development.
• Troubleshoot and debug issues to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
• Mentor and guide junior developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Expertise in CSS and HTML, proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript.
• Experience with state management libraries such as Redux or Context API.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling.
• Strong knowledge of modern front-end build tools (e.g., Vite, Webpack).
• Experience with CI/CD pipeline tools and practices
• Experience with version control systems, Git.
• Strong understanding of responsive design principles, cross-device and cross-browser compatibility.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with design systems and component libraries
• Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

• Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks and libraries  (e.g., Vitest, Jest, Enzyme).
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles and tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• Experience of handling backend API development and inclined towards becoming full stack developer
• Knowledge of public/private cloud based applications