Lead Software Engineer - Lending - Java

Job Description

Out of the successful launch of Chase in 2021, we’re a new team, with a new mission. We’re creating products that solve real world problems and put customers at the center - all in an environment that nurtures skills and helps you realize your potential. Our team is key to our success. We’re people-first. We value collaboration, curiosity and commitment.

As a Sr Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Accelerator business, you are the heart of this venture, focused on getting smart ideas into the hands of our customers. You have a curious mindset, thrive in collaborative squads, and are passionate about new technology. By your nature, you are also solution-oriented, commercially savvy and have a head for fintech. You thrive in working in tribes and squads that focus on specific products and projects – and depending on your strengths and interests, youll have the opportunity to move between them.

While we’re looking for professional skills, culture is just as important to us. We understand that everyones unique – and that diversity of thought, experience and background is what makes a good team, great. By bringing people with different points of view together, we can represent everyone and truly reflect the communities we serve. This way, theres scope for you to make a huge difference – on us as a company, and on our clients and business partners around the world.

Job Responsibilities

• Identify problems, propose solutions, and contribute to solving issues beyond your specialty.
• Use domain modeling techniques to build best-in-class business products.
• Structure software for easy understanding, testing, and evolution.
• Build scalable solutions that avoid single points of failure and continuously update technologies and patterns.
• Develop secure code to protect customers and the organization from malicious actors.
• Investigate and fix issues promptly, ensuring zero downtime for end-users during releases.
• Monitor performance and use the right approach to identify and solve problems.
  
  

Required Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Experience as a back-end software engineer with a solid approach to writing unit-level tests using mocking frameworks and automating component, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Extensive experience with JVM languages (Java/Scala/Kotlin, preferably Java 8+) and automating deployment, releases, and testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of security frameworks/standards, data streaming and messaging frameworks (Kafka, Spark, etc.), distributed tracing and monitoring (Zipkin, OpenTracing, Prometheus, ELK stack, Micrometer metrics, etc.), and experience with containers (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
• Professional experience in an agile, dynamic, and customer-facing environment.
• Understanding of distributed systems and cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.), dependency injection frameworks (Spring/SpringBoot, Guice, etc.), microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, web technologies, and relational databases.
• Experience in lending.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities And Skills

• Ability to work in a collaborative environment and coach team members on coding practices, design principles, and implementation patterns for high-quality maintainable solutions.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, agile environment within a geographically distributed team and focus on promptly addressing customer needs.
• Work within a diverse and inclusive team.
• Technically curious, versatile, and solution-oriented.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
  
  

ABOUT US

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 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.

About The Team

Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we’re setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.

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