Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python/Kafka/AWS

Company: JPMorganChase
Location: Newark
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Description 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 JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank - Digital & Platform Services 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 conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. Job responsibilities Designs, develop, and deploy software applications that are aligned with the business and technology strategies and meets requirements of the business. Develops full stack including; Java/Python/React JS working in messaging setup using Kafka/MQ, working in public cloud AWS, research and implement appropriate ML algorithms and train systems to name a few. Participates with our CI/CD/Devops team to automate end to end code integration Produces performance tuning applications and security remediation Develops end to end regression test automation in addition to unit and functional testing. 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. Masters or Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent experience Proficiency in Java/Python - building applications in Java Experience in building out streaming and batch workloads using Java, Spark, Kafka, EMR, MongoDB, Dynamo DB, Iceberg, etc. Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security Knowledge of industry-wide technology trends and best practices Passionate about building an innovative culture Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Technical familiarity with Spark Streaming/Batch, AWS technologies and tools like EKS, Lambda, S3, Jupyter notebooks etc. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation to launch various AWS services including EMR, Glue, EKS using AWS SDK, lambda, Terraform Proficiency in building user interfaces using React JS, Machine Learning, Databricks, Delta tables Experience with Agile Scrum process, test driven development and continuous integration (Jenkins) is a big plus

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