Lead Software Engineer – Java / AWS / Kafka

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As a Lead Software Engineer - Java / AWS / Kafka at JPMorgan Chase within the Asset and Wealth Management Technology Line of Business, you will play a crucial role in an agile team dedicated to enhancing, building, and delivering market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable. Your responsibilities as a core technical contributor include implementing critical technology solutions across various technical domains to support the firm's business objectives. We are looking for a motivated and skilled Lead Software Engineer to contribute to the development of our innovative multi-asset trading platform on AWS. This position requires expertise in streaming, non-blocking, reactive Java programming, along with a solid understanding of microservices architecture and cloud technologies.

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 evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture
• Designs and implements microservices in Java, utilizing streaming, non-blocking, and reactive programming techniques, while contributing directly to the codebase.
• Work with technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, Kubernetes (K8s), Redis cache, MSK, and AWS to build scalable and efficient systems, providing hands-on support.
• Support the adoption of domain-driven design principles and contribute to architectural discussions.
• Contribute to the development of technical documentation, including service APIs using Swagger, ensuring robust logging, auditability, security, and monitoring features.
• Participate in API design sessions and contribute to the selection of design patterns for the team.
• Engage in code review sessions, ensuring high maintainability through TDD/BDD approaches.
• Demonstrate scalability of services using mock testing frameworks and other tools, actively engaging in testing and validation processes.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Understanding of CI/CD, DevOps tool chains, and a test-driven approach to agile delivery, with hands-on experience in these areas
• Experience with middle-tier data caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Apache Ignite) and messaging-based solutions (e.g., Kafka, IBM MQ)
• Demonstrated expertise in Java programming, a willingness to engage in hands-on coding, a track record in building distributed architecture systems, especially those involving large data volumes and real-time distribution, knowledge of modern architectures based on microservices, REST APIs, databases, SQL, non-SQL stores, and event-based architecture
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience with Spring framework and AWS cloud services, actively applying these skills in development tasks
• Familiarity with trading systems and FIX protocol
• Reactive Java