Freelance Junior Java Developer Jobs in Columbus, OH

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As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within Consumer & Community Banking - Sales & Incentive Growth team, you are an integral part of an agile team that enhances, builds, and delivers trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you will drive critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas and business functions, helping shape design decisions, improving reliability, and raising engineering standards through strong collaboration and technical leadership.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions through design, development, and technical troubleshooting, applying non-routine approaches to solve complex problems
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, and review, test, and debug code written by others
• Identify opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues and improve the operational stability of applications and systems
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architecture, technical fit, and alignment with enterprise standards
• Lead and contribute to communities of practice to drive adoption of new and leading-edge technologies across Software Engineering
• Partner with product and technology stakeholders to translate business needs into technical solutions and delivery plans
• Promote a team culture grounded in diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Proficiency across the Software Development Life Cycle, including design, build, test, deploy, and operate
• Advanced understanding of application resiliency and security practices in modern software delivery
• Advanced proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, or Python
• Experience building services using Spring Boot
• Experience designing and delivering event-driven solutions using Kafka
• Practical cloud-native experience delivering and operating production workloads on Amazon Web Services (AWS)
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery practices, including CI/CD
• Demonstrated depth in at least one technical discipline such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or mobile engineering

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience leading a small team of engineers (for example, three to six) while remaining hands-on in delivery
• Demonstrated mentoring and coaching of junior engineers through feedback, pairing, and code review
• Experience supporting development of machine learning models, including causal inference approaches
• Experience applying AI-assisted engineering techniques to accelerate delivery and improve quality
• Hands-on experience using Visual Studio Code for debugging web, cloud, and distributed applications

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. 

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.

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