Lead Software Engineer

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 JPMorganChase within the Securities Services Technology 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

• Ab Initio Administration: Expert knowledge in managing Ab Initio EME (Enterprise Meta~Environment), technical repository maintenance, GDE/Server key renewals, and server software installation.
• Development and Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in developing Ab Initio graphs, parallelism techniques (SMP/MPP), and high-volume data processing.
  UNIX and Scripting: Advanced shell scripting (Bash, Korn shell) and UNIX/Linux operating system knowledge are essential.
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Experience in setting up code migration, CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins), and migrating environments between development, test, and production.
• SQL & Database Expertise: Advanced SQL skills and experience with databases like DB2, Oracle, or PostgreSQL.
• Cloud Integration: Hands-on experience with AWS services (S3, EC2, Lambda) and data lake/pipeline architectures.
• Leadership and Documentation: Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, create technical design documentation, and mentor team members. 

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

  
  

• Deep understanding of system architecture: databases (relational/NoSQL), authentication/authorization, API design, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure), containerization, CI/CD pipelines

  
  
• Experience in ETL/Ab Initio development and administration. Cloud, S3, AI knowledge 

• Proficiency in modern languages and frameworks (we use Next.js, Javascript, Python, Java/Spring Boot, React, but care more about your ability to learn and deliver)

  
  

• Experience evaluating and integrating AI/LLM capabilities into applications

  
  

• Previous experience in the Banking or Financial services industry is frequently require

  
  

• Understanding of agile methodologies, application resiliency, and security practices

  
  

• Ability to communicate technical decisions clearly to both technical and business stakeholders