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Java Backend Lead Software Engineer in USA new

  • JPMorgan Chase
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Wilmington, DE

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, troubleshoot, review, and debug secure, high-quality production software.
  • Build scalable backend and microservices-based applications using Java and related technologies.
  • Lead the design and delivery of Kafka-based event-streaming platforms and services in high-throughput environments.
  • Drive architecture decisions, own design documentation, align stakeholders, and deliver technical solutions through ambiguity.
  • Improve application operability through SLOs, SLAs, monitoring, on-call readiness, incident response, and postmortems.
  • Lead team adoption and validation practices for enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering tools.
  • Identify opportunities to automate recurring remediation and improve application and system stability.
  • Lead evaluations with vendors, startups, and internal teams regarding architectural designs and technology applicability.
  • Lead software engineering communities of practice and promote effective technology patterns.

Requirements

  • Formal software engineering training or certification and at least 5 years of applied experience.
  • Hands-on experience with system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Proficiency with backend technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, or Node.js and experience building microservices.
  • Experience with cloud platforms, distributed systems, web technologies, WebSockets, JSON, and web services.
  • Experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience leading the responsible use of AI-assisted software development tools and validating their outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
  • Understanding of responsible AI practices, data sensitivity, secure input and output handling, resiliency, and security expectations.
  • Deep experience leading Kafka-based event-streaming services in high-throughput environments and applying event-driven architecture patterns.
  • Ability to lead technical direction, make architecture decisions, write and own design documents, and align stakeholders.
  • Experience improving operability for streaming systems, including SLOs, SLAs, monitoring, incident response, on-call readiness, and postmortems.
  • Strong presentation, negotiation, mentoring, stakeholder-management, problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  • AWS certification is preferred.
  • Preferred experience operating high-volume data-processing pipelines with Apache Spark or Apache Flink in production.

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package with base salary determined by role, experience, skills, and location; eligible roles may also receive commission-based pay or discretionary incentive compensation.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage and on-site health and wellness centers.
  • Retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
  • Additional compensation and benefits details are provided during the hiring process.

Salary: Competitive

JPMorgan Chase

With a history tracing its roots to 1799 in New York City, JPMorganChase is one of the world's oldest, largest, and best-known financial institutions—carrying forth the innovative spirit of our heritage firms in global operations across 100 markets. We serve millions of customers and many of the ...

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