Software Engineer III (Java/AWS)

At JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Bank, you are part of an agile team that works to enhance, design, and deliver the software components of the firm’s state-of-the-art technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As an emerging senior member of a software engineering team, you execute software solutions through the design, development, and technical troubleshooting of multiple components within a technical product, application, or system, while gaining the skills and experience needed to grow within your role.

We are seeking an experienced Java Distributed Systems Engineer to design, build, and operate highly scalable, resilient, and cloud-native backend systems. The role involves working on modern databases, Spring Boot–based microservices, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on non-functional aspects.

Job responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex backend components
• Participate actively in design reviews and architecture discussions
• Identify performance bottlenecks and propose optimizations
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Ability to work independently on ambiguous problems
• Clear technical communication with peers and stakeholders

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 3+ years applied experience
• Experience in designing and developing distributed systems using Java
• Experience in building RESTful and event-driven microservices using Spring Boot / Cloud
• Knowledge on asynchronous communication using messaging/streaming systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalents)
• Knowledge on Co-pilot.
• Ability to design and optimize data models either in relational or NoSQL databases
• Ability to handle data consistency, replication, sharing, and transactional boundaries
• Familiar with containerization and orchestration tools: Docker, Kubernetes
• Knowledge on integration with CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Advanced knowledge of application, data, and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Working knowledge on Co-Pilot
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies
• Exposure to cloud technologies