Lead Software Engineer - Payments Processing

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 Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Payments Processing group, you will play a pivotal role within the Commercial and Investment Bank's Payments Technology group. You will be an integral part of an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering trusted, market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable manner. As a core technical contributor, you will be responsible for executing critical technology solutions across multiple technical domains, supporting the firm's strategic business objectives.
Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, encompassing design, development, and technical troubleshooting. Leverage your ability to think beyond conventional approaches to build innovative solutions and deconstruct complex technical problems
• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and conduct thorough reviews and debugging of code written by peers to ensure adherence to best practices and security standards
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies
• Adds to the team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams. Drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for integration within existing systems and information architecture
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate the remediation of recurring issues, thereby enhancing the overall operational stability of software applications and systems

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts, with 5+ years of applied experience in software development
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced skills in one or more programming languages, particularly Python, with a strong emphasis on writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight
• Experience with cloud-native solutions and platforms, particularly AWS, and proficiency in infrastructure as code using Terraform
• Experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Apache Spark and in-memory data grids like GemFire

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods, ensuring seamless integration and deployment processes
• Strong understanding of telemetry and observability patterns to monitor and improve system performance and reliability
• Comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle, with a focus on agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a specialized technical discipline (e.g., cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile technologies)

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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 for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Team
J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.