Java/Python, Kafka, Cloud Software Engineer III

Job Description
We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.
As a Software Engineer III at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms, you will be an experienced member of an agile team, tasked with designing and delivering reliable, market-leading technology products that are secure, stable, and scalable. Your role involves implementing essential technology solutions across diverse technical domains, supporting various business functions to achieve the firm's strategic goals.
Job responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contribute to technical documentation, including service APIs (using Swagger), and ensure robust logging, auditability, security, and monitoring features.
• Apply knowledge of service level indicators and objectives to proactively address issues and improve system reliability.
• Participate in periodic on-call rotations to support platform monitoring and client needs.
• Support the adoption of SRE best practices within the team as needed.
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on Computer Science concepts and 3+ years applied experience.
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficient in coding in one or more languages such as Java/Spring Boot or Python.
• Strong understanding of software development processes and technical disciplines (e.g., Cloud, AI, Android).
• Experience with distributed systems and technologies such as Kafka, Kafka Connect, and Kafka Streams.
• Familiarity with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab, Terraform).
• Ability to troubleshoot networking technologies and resolve common issues.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in large teams. Proactive problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn new technologies.
• Ability to identify and implement innovative solutions to meet business needs.
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience applying site reliability engineering (SRE) principles to software development.
• Familiarity with running Apache Flink / Confluent Cloud.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization technologies (OAUTH, Kerberos).
• Exposure to service level objective alerting and telemetry collection.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS).
• Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk) and monitoring best practices is a plus.

About Us
JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
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. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.
We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans
About the Team
Our professionals in our Corporate Functions cover a diverse range of areas from finance and risk to human resources and marketing. Our corporate teams are an essential part of our company, ensuring that we're setting our businesses, clients, customers and employees up for success.