Lead Software Engineer - Java, Spring Boot & ReactJS

Lead Software Engineer - Java,SpringBoot, ReactJS

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to develop products in a highly autonomous and collaborative atmosphere.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Commercial & Investment Bank's Global Banking Technology team, you will be providing technical direction, architectural guidance, and hands-on leadership to a team of engineers building Java, Spring Boot microservices and TypeScript-based distributed applications. You'll drive end-to-end delivery, partner across the business and platform teams, and help shape the firm's approach to modern, resilient, and high-performance systems. This role offers the opportunity to build the next generation of the CRM system using cutting-edge technologies in one of the industry's leading markets businesses. You'll have the freedom to experiment, develop new ideas with direct visibility to business leaders — transforming the industry from the inside.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership for the team building distributed, event-driven applications and services using Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, and Spring Batch
• Design and develop scalable, secure services using Java Spring Boot, TypeScript, ReactJS, and Python
• Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, testing, observability, reliability, and performance
• Own end-to-end delivery: requirements, architecture, implementation, CI/CD, deployment, and production support
• Partner with platform teams to advance developer experience, toolchains, and cloud-hosted services
• Collaborate closely with Product, Operations, and Core Platform teams to imagine, experiment, and execute on transformative use cases across real-time data processing, search, and batch workflows
• Engage with internal stakeholders and technology leadership as platform adoption grows; contribute to shaping the evolving technology landscape
• Coach and mentor engineers; grow the team's technical output, quality, and repeatability
• Advocate for engineering excellence across the firm and externally; represent the team to senior leaders in CIB Markets
• Contribute to the wider technology innovation agenda including Generative AI, AI Agents, RAG architectures, and LLM-powered tooling

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Significant hands-on software engineering experience, including Java Spring Boot, Python, TypeScript, and enterprise-grade systems
• Strong experience building microservices architectures with Spring Boot, including RESTful API design and service decomposition
• Proven expertise with Apache Kafka for event-driven messaging, streaming, and real-time data pipelines
• Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch for building search, indexing, and analytics capabilities at scale
• Experience designing and implementing Spring Batch jobs for large-scale data processing and ETL workflows
• Proficiency building or integrating with front-end applications using ReactJS and TypeScript
• Proficiency with enterprise development toolchains: Git, Jenkins, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing
• Solid understanding of architecture and design across distributed, enterprise systems
• Mentor engineers, drive engineering excellence, and shape innovation in Generative AI, Agents, RAG, and LLM-powered tooling.
• Excellent collaboration, facilitation, and communication skills; ability to work with diverse stakeholder groups

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with AWS services and cloud-native architectures (including deployment to Cloud Foundry and/or AWS)
• Experience with Python and broader web technologies
• Demonstrated proficiency in using AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, LLM Suite, or similar) to accelerate development workflows
• Foundational understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI Agents, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)

 

JPMorganChase, 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

Experience Level

Senior Level