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AWS Sr. Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase
Jersey, NJ Full Time
POSTED ON 3/28/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2026

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As an AWS Sr. Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Sector – Enterprise Observability Platforms / APP Observability Platforms, 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. You will bridge the gap between architectural strategy and hands-on implementation, leading technical design, mentoring junior developers, and fostering a culture of DevOps excellence.  You will also 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

  • Regularly 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 the 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 firmwide 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 applied experience
  • Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
  • Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Python, Java, or Terraform
  • Experience with Observability tools such as Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, etc.
  • Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
  • Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
  • Practical cloud native experience
  • Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field
 
 
Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
 
  • Ability to build secure applications, utilizing tools to identify and remediate vulnerabilities, and employing modern techniques to manage access to applications and APIs.
  • In depth knowledge of one or more observability platforms, such as Dynatrace, ThousandEyes, Apica, etc.. 
  • In-depth experience with Open Telemetry (Otel) standards and tools
  • Commitment to continuous learning and enthusiasm for new technologies
 

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