Lead Software Engineer -Full Stack Java/Spring/AWS

We have an opportunity to help you grow your career through challenging work where you can build reliable technology at scale. As a core technical contributor on the Consumer & Community Banking team, you are an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers secure, stable, and scalable technology products.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and troubleshoot software solutions, breaking down complex technical problems and making sound engineering trade-offs.
• Deliver end-to-end cloud-native applications using microservices architecture and modern engineering practices.
• Use domain modeling to build business capabilities that are clear, testable, and easy to evolve.
• Write secure, high-quality production code; review, debug, and improve code written by others.
• Design and build scalable, resilient solutions that minimize single points of failure and support high availability.
• Improve operational stability by identifying recurring issues and eliminating root causes through automation and durable fixes.
• Investigate incidents promptly, resolve root causes, and implement prevention measures so issues do not recur.
• Keep systems current by updating technologies, libraries, and patterns in a controlled, low-risk manner.
• Enable reliable delivery by applying CI/CD and release patterns that support safe deployments and minimal downtime.
• Drive team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support).
• Establish consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promote reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Apply 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.

Requirements

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience in software engineering, including system design, application development, testing, and operational support.
• Proficiency in back-end development (e.g., Java, Spring Boot) with experience building microservices-based applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and building services for scalability, reliability, and performance.
• Experience with distributed systems and web technologies, including RESTful APIs, web services, WebSockets, and JSON.
• Experience working with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum) and a strong understanding of the software development life cycle.
• Understanding of application resiliency and secure engineering practices.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods (CI/CD), including improving build, test, and deployment pipelines.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting).
• 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 and outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations.
• Experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong soft skills, including presentation, negotiation, mentoring, and stakeholder management.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Microservices architecture experience, including service-to-service communication, distributed systems concepts, and resilience patterns.
• Experience in the banking domain.
• AWS certification is a plus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care coverage.
• On-site health and wellness centers.
• Retirement savings plan.
• Backup childcare.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mental health support.
• Financial coaching.

Pay

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.

About Us

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits, and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans, and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.