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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Java Lead Software Engineer - Kafka

tampa, FL

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. lists this Java Lead Software Engineer - Kafka opportunity in tampa, Florida. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

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 JPMorganChase within the Commercial & Investment Bank, 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

Lead and inspire a team of entry-level to mid-level software engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence

Oversee technical design, architecture, and implementation to ensure high-quality, scalable solutions

Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications, ensuring that design constraints are met during software code development

Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to support continuous improvement of software applications and systems

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

Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies

Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team

Applies knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation

Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Formal training or certification on Software Engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience

Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security

Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices

Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle

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.)

Ability to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight

Proficiency in Java, REST, and microservices, with experience building event-driven microservices and Kafka streaming

Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and public or private cloud infrastructure

Proven record of providing end-user support with excellent problem-solving abilities

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

Exposure to AI - using python, AI, Copilot in VScode/Intellij

knowledge of Containerization and Container Runtime/Orchestration platforms (Docker/Kubernetes/ECS etc)

knowledgeabout messaging – Kafka

knowledge aboutRelational/NoSQL databases

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Worksite address

tampa, FL, 33646, US

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