Lead Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin

Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: April 2, 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 - Java/Kotlin at JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Markets - Transact 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 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 communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies Adds to team culture of diversity, equity, 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 in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability Experience in building high-performance latency-sensitive event-driven applications Strong experience in building concurrent/multi-threaded software in Java and/or Kotlin, Microservices, latency sensitive applications Experience developing web-based applications, preferably with large user bases Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods Excellent understanding of application resiliency, and security Strong computer science foundations Ability to work well in a team environment, contributing to a culture of collaboration and mutual support Strong communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience with containerised technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) Experience in forex (FX), options, emerging markets, commodities, or rates products Experience with the following tools & technologies: FIX, Solace, ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ / Kafka or similar Experience in cloud technologies Familiarity with agile development practices

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