Lead Software Engineer - Investment Portfolio Technology
JPMorgan Chase10 hours ago
Base Salary
$157k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, test, and deploy Java-based microservices and REST APIs, using Python where appropriate, for SMA trading, data workflows, and client servicing.
- Lead delivery across multiple services and teams by driving execution, managing dependencies and trade-offs, and enforcing architecture and engineering guardrails.
- Build and evolve data pipelines and curated datasets for trading, client reporting, operational insights, and controls while ensuring lineage, quality, access controls, and auditability.
- Drive Snowflake performance, cost controls, secure data sharing, and environment hygiene.
- Own production readiness, observability, resiliency, incident response, SLOs, error budgets, triage, root-cause resolution, and post-incident improvements.
- Embed security, resiliency, controls, testing strategy, release governance, and documentation quality into engineering practices.
- Translate business outcomes into technical delivery plans and provide engineering leadership on scope, sequencing, and delivery risk.
- Promote safe, validated, and secure use of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development tools and practices.
Requirements
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
- Advanced knowledge of application, data, and infrastructure architecture, with practical experience in platform and system design, application development, performance testing, incident management, and operational stability.
- Advanced proficiency in Java and Python.
- Experience leading the effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools and validating outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
- Understanding of responsible AI use, data sensitivity, secure input and output handling, resiliency, security, and compliant adoption practices.
- Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle and advanced understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
- Experience with RESTful web services, microservices, API design, testing, performance tuning, and secure coding.
- Strong AWS experience with production-grade services and patterns.
- Strong experience designing and operating Snowflake data solutions, including schema design, performance, secure access, and operationalization.
- Strong SQL skills, including stored procedures and relational concepts.
- Preferred qualifications include AWS certifications, Airflow or equivalent orchestration experience, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, or Jenkins experience, and financial services or trading knowledge.
Benefits
- Competitive total rewards package with base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location, plus possible incentive compensation for eligible roles.
- Benefits may include comprehensive health care, on-site health and wellness centers, retirement savings, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, and financial coaching.
- The employer offers equal opportunity employment, diversity and inclusion programs, and reasonable accommodations.
About JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase provides consumer and commercial banking, payments, credit card, wealth management, and corporate and investment banking services to individuals, businesses, institutions, and governments. The public company (NYSE: JPM) earns revenue from interest, fees, trading, and asset management across operations in more than 100 markets. Headquartered in New York City with roots dating to 1799, it serves retail customers and prominent corporate and government clients through brands including Chase and J.P. Morgan.