Sr. Lead Software Engineer- Full Stack/Java/Python/AWS/Rea

Sr. Lead Software Engineer- Full Stack/Java/Python/AWS/Rea

Jersey City, NJ, United States

Job Information

• Job Identification 210806831

• Job Category Software Engineering

• Business Unit Consumer & Community Banking

• Posting Date 11/13/2026, 01:31 PM

• Locations 575 Washington Blvd, Jersey City, NJ, 07310, US

• Job Schedule Full time

• Job Shift Day

• Base Pay/Salary Jersey City,NJ $156,750.00-$215,000.00

Job Description

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

As a Sr. Lead Software Engineer- Full Stack Java/Python/AWS/React at JPMorgan Chase's Consumer and Community Banking-Wealth team, 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 delivering critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop creative software solutions by applying sound design, development, and troubleshooting practices, thinking beyond conventional approaches to solve complex technical problems.

• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices across teams to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis), while establishing measurable validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/TLM toolchain.

• Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including approved AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation at scale.

• Deliver end-to-end cloud-native, microservices-based applications using modern technologies and industry best practices.

• Apply domain modeling to build high-quality business products, structuring software for clarity, testability, and evolution.

• Write secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.

• Identify opportunities to automate recurring remediation, promptly investigate and resolve issues, and prevent them from recurring to improve operational stability.

• Design and build scalable, secure, and reliable systems using modern architectural patterns that avoid single points of failure, enable zero-downtime releases, and optimize data performance.

• Keep systems current by continuously adopting relevant technologies, patterns, and leading-edge practices; contribute to Software Engineering communities of practice to share awareness and adoption.

• Foster a team culture grounded in diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

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

• Proficiency in back-end technologies (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, Node.js) and experience building microservices-based applications; for full-stack roles, proficiency also includes front-end technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular).

• Ability to independently solve design and functionality challenges with minimal supervision.

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), distributed systems, and web technologies, including RESTful APIs, web services, WebSockets, and JSON.

• Hands-on experience designing and building scalable applications using SQL and NoSQL databases.

• Proficiency across the software development life cycle (SDLC) and experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum.

• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security

• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching senior engineers/leads on compliant usage patterns and controls.

• Understanding of application resiliency and security principles.

• Proficiency in automation and continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) methods.

• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong soft skills, including presentation, negotiation, mentoring, and stakeholder management.

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated experience developing, testing, and maintaining software in Python, including writing clear, reusable code, troubleshooting issues, and using appropriate libraries and frameworks to build reliable solutions.

• Ability to drive broader impact by sharing and contributing best practices.

• Experience in the banking domain.

• AWS certification.

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

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 (https://careers.jpmorgan.com/us/en/how-we-hire/faqs) for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About the Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.