Are you ready to shape the future of technology at a leading global financial institution? Join us and use your expertise to drive impactful solutions that power our business and support our clients worldwide. Here, you’ll collaborate with talented professionals, grow your skills, and make a real difference. We value innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning. Take the next step in your career with us and help redefine what’s possible.
As the Senior Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Bank Payments Technology team, you will leverage your expertise and engineering leadership to contribute to an agile team dedicated to developing, enhancing, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology solutions in a secure, reliable, and scalable manner. You will utilize your advanced technical skills and collaborate across the organization to achieve outstanding results across multiple technologies that support the firm’s portfolios. In this Senior Lead Engineer/Architect role, you will oversee the design and development of distributed systems, ensuring they are resilient, efficient, and scalable across both public and private cloud platforms. Your technical leadership will be crucial in implementing top-tier API management platform solutions and guiding the team toward integration and performance excellence.
Job Responsibilities
Designs and develops complex, scalable coding frameworks using modern software design principlesWrites secure, high-quality production code and reviews/debugs code from other team membersProvides guidance to cross-functional teams on technology topics within your area of expertiseActs as the primary subject matter expert for the functionContributes to the advancement of technical methods in specialized areas, aligned with current product development practicesBuilds durable, reusable software frameworks for use across teams and functionsPromotes the firm’s values of diversity, inclusion, opportunity, and respectLeads the architectural design and deployment of distributed systems in public and private cloud environments, ensuring alignment with company objectives and industry standardsSets strategic direction and oversees the creation, maintenance, and integration of API management platform solutions to improve system interoperability and performanceMentors and develops junior architects and engineers, fostering innovation and continuous improvement within the team
Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 7+ years of hands-on experiencePractical experience in system design, application development, testing, and ensuring operational stabilityExpertise in one or more programming languagesAdvanced understanding of software development and technical processes, with deep knowledge in one or more technical areas (e.g., cloud, AI, machine learning, mobile)Experience applying advanced methods to solve complex technology challenges in one or more technical domainsStrong communication skills for presenting to Senior Leaders and ExecutivesSolid business acumenHands-on cloud native experienceBackground in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical disciplineProfessional experience with Apigee, MuleSoft, or Kong platforms, and deploying/managing applications in public cloud environments
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
Demonstrated success in designing and implementing distributed systems architecture in both public and private cloud settingsExperience with microservices architecture and containerization technologies such as Docker and KubernetesStrong grasp of API security best practices and experience with OAuth, JWT, and other authentication/authorization protocolsFamiliarity with DevOps tools and practices, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworksProven ability to lead technical teams and mentor junior engineers, encouraging collaboration and innovationExcellent problem-solving skills and strategic thinking about technology’s impact on business outcomesAWS Certified Solutions Architect certification, showing expertise in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS