Software Engineer III

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking Deposits platform, 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

• 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

• Performs heavy coding utilizing Java, Spring, Microservices/RESTful API, relational databases and Cloud services

• Leads Agile team of 6 as an active developer and contributor by solving and implementing difficult technology challenges for successful team delivery

• Expand unit testing automation suite capabilities by integrating tests into CI/CD pipeline; ensuring 100% documentation & unit testing of all code delivered

• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness

• 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 of applied experience

• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

• 8+ years hands on experience using Java, Spring based technologies and event based microservices in a Cloud environment (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.)

• Strong experience with micro services/RESTful API, relational/NoSQL databases, data modeling and data ingestion frameworks

• Hands-on experience with data streaming and messaging frameworks (Kafka, Spark, etc.)

• Understanding of containers (Dockers, Kubernetes, Helm, etc.)

• Influencing & stakeholder management: Aligns roadmaps; secures cross‑functional buy‑in with data and clear trade‑offs

• Executive communication: Frames complex tech and risk as business impact with clear options

• Mentoring: Coaches engineers; builds quality, psychological safety, and continuous improvement

• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security

• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• AWS certification.

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

• Design and implement robust automation frameworks and tools to support continuous integration and delivery

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions

• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness

• Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies in performance testing and automation

• Track record leading modernization programs (e.g., monolith-to-microservices or cloud migrations) in regulated environments