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Sr Lead Software Engineer - Java FS with React, AI

Summary

Lead a Java full-stack team building secure, scalable fintech systems with React frontends, leveraging AI tools like GitHub Copilot to accelerate development and prompt engineering for LLMs.

Job Description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top‑notch technology products. As a Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platform, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market‑leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions and apply deep technical expertise and problem‑solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job Responsibilities

  • Provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
  • Develops secure and high‑quality production code and reviews and debugs code written by others
  • Drives decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
  • Serves as a function‑wide subject‑matter expert in one or more areas of focus
  • Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firm‑wide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
  • Influences peers and project decision‑makers to consider the use and application of leading‑edge technologies
  • Adds to the team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience
  • Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
  • 10+ years of Java full‑stack development experience with 3+ years of proven technical leadership
  • Expert‑level proficiency in RESTful API design and implementation using Java 11+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Hibernate/JPA
  • Strong front‑end development skills in React and a solid understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and DevOps practices; familiarity with Agile development methodologies and tools (JIRA, Confluence)
  • Strong understanding of software design patterns, SOLID principles, and clean‑code practices; microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Proficiency in AI‑assisted coding using tools such as GitHub Copilot and ability to evaluate, validate, and refine AI‑generated code for quality, security, and performance
  • Strong prompt‑engineering skills with the ability to craft effective prompts for Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate accurate, efficient, and secure code
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to accelerate development workflows, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance team productivity

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

  • Demonstrated ability to balance hands‑on technical work with leadership responsibilities
  • Proven track record of delivering complex projects on time and within scope
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

Benefits

We offer a competitive total rewards package, including a base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location. Eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation paid in cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. Additional benefits include comprehensive health‑care coverage, on‑site health and wellness centers, retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental‑health support, financial coaching, and more.

About the Team

Our Global Technology Infrastructure group is a team of innovators who love technology as much as you do. Together, you’ll use a disciplined, innovative, and business‑focused approach to develop a wide variety of high‑quality products and solutions in a stable, resilient, and secure operating environment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and 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 and for mental‑health or physical disability needs.

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