Lead Software Engineer - Java Full stack

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the 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

• Lead and contribute to the development of server-side applications using Java and Spring.
• Design and develop scalable architectures, ensuring performance efficiency.
• Implement messaging frameworks, with a preference for Kafka.
• Develop and execute automated testing strategies, including end-to-end testing.
• Collaborate effectively within an agile team setting and communicate with key stakeholders.
• Provide DevOps production support to ensure application stability and address business queries.
• Mentor junior developers and drive design and code review sessions.
• Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring server-side development.
• Proficiency with relational databases, with Oracle preferred.
• Expertise in designing scalable architectures and developing performance-efficient applications.
• Experience with messaging frameworks, particularly Kafka.
• Proficiency in automated testing, including end-to-end processes.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to provide DevOps support and mentor junior team members.
• Capability to lead design and code review sessions.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

• Experience with AWS and cloud services.
• Proficiency in UI development using React JS.
• Familiarity with container technologies.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD.
• Knowledge of SRE concepts, such as monitoring and log tracing.