Lead Software Engineer (UI Developer Lead)

Job 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 JPMorgan Chase within the Corporate Technology, 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:

• Lead the definition, design, and development of major new features for both current and future products, ensuring timely completion.
• Conduct code reviews with peers, fostering a collaborative environment where learning and contribution are mutual.
• Address complex engineering and user experience challenges, providing elegant and seamless solutions.
• Take ownership of web application features and areas that will impact business users.
• Collaborate with engineering team members to explore innovative solutions and share knowledge.
• Work closely with user experience designers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver new features, enhancements, platform improvements, and bug fixes.
• Partner with fellow engineers to write testable, reliable code and continuously deploy to production systems.
• Engage in a culture of learning through design discussions and code reviews.
• Deploy, monitor, and operate large-scale production systems distributed globally.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Strong foundation in Computer Science, with expertise in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• In-depth technical knowledge of responsive design and JavaScript frameworks such as React, Angular, Ember, and Node.js.
• Proficient in web application development with a strong command of browser-side client technologies, including AJAX, HTML5, CSS3, TypeScript, and object-oriented JavaScript.
• Expertise in software development principles, including design patterns, code structure, programming languages, continuous integration, and deployment architecture.
• Experience with web technologies like Webpack, Superagent, Babel, Web Vitals, Redux Toolkit, Atomic CSS, Storybook, JSON, and REST APIs.
• Expertise in Web application CI/CD
• Expert knowledge of web application performance, stability, and debugging.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse, geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong communication skills, with a friendly and constructive approach under stress.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills:

• Experience with Cloud/Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Scrum, Squad, or similar agile development methodologies.
• Familiarity with test-driven development and unit/UI test frameworks such as Jest, Selenium, WebdriverIO, React Testing Library, Mock Service Worker, and Playwright is a plus.
• Recommend alternative approaches to complex problems and leverage new technologies to achieve objectives.

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
Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.