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Lead Software Engineer – Java/Back-End

JPMorgan Chase
Houston, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2026

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within Commercial & Investment Bank, 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

 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5 years applied experience

     

  • Expertise in Java fundamentals, object-oriented programming, multi-threading, messaging technologies, and computer networks
  • Experience building high-performance, latency-sensitive Java applications

     

  • Understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security best practices
  • Experience developing, debugging, and maintaining code using modern programming and database querying languages
  • Knowledge of cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and mobile technologies
  • Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
  • Experience maintaining and troubleshooting software in Linux environments, with familiarity in containers and cloud architectures/services
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with experience working in global teams
  • Commitment to continuous learning and improvement

 

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills
  • Familiarity with modern front-end technologies such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
  • Exposure to cloud technologies including AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience with Python and front-end development
  • Practical experience with FIX messaging protocol and QuickFIX/J
  • Familiarity with Hazelcast or other distributed computing platforms

     

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