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Senior Software Engineer

Dublin, OH · On-site

$118K - $155.60K/yr

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Senior Software Engineer - eResources

Dublin, OH · On-site

$118K - $155.60K/yr

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How much do java game developer jobs pay per hour?

As of May 30, 2026, the average hourly pay for java game developer in Ohio is $53.90, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $46.63 and $60.34 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Java Game Developer job?

A Java Game Developer is a software developer who specializes in creating games using the Java programming language. They design, code, test, and optimize game mechanics, graphics, and performance for various platforms, including PC, mobile, and web. These developers often work with game engines like LibGDX or jMonkeyEngine and collaborate with designers, artists, and other programmers. Their role includes debugging, improving gameplay elements, and ensuring a smooth player experience.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Java Game Developer position, and why are they important?

Success as a Java Game Developer requires a solid grasp of Java programming, object-oriented principles, and experience in game development frameworks or engines. Familiarity with tools like LibGDX or jMonkeyEngine, version control systems like Git, and a background in computer science or a related field are highly beneficial. Creativity, problem-solving, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment distinguish outstanding candidates. These skills are critical for creating engaging, high-performance games and working efficiently within fast-paced development teams.

What types of projects or games do Java Game Developers typically work on?

Java Game Developers often work on a variety of projects, ranging from mobile games and web-based applications to standalone desktop games, utilizing Java technologies. The work may involve creating 2D or 3D graphics, implementing game mechanics, collaborating with artists and designers, and optimizing performance for different platforms. Teams can range in size, but collaboration is common, as developers often coordinate with sound engineers, testers, and project managers. This diversity allows for both creative and technical growth, and often provides opportunities to specialize or advance into roles such as Lead Developer, Game Architect, or Technical Director over time.
Lead Software Engineer - Java / AWS

Lead Software Engineer - Java / AWS

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Columbus, OH • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 13 days ago


JPMorgan Chase & Co. rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 467 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

45th of 141 rated banks


Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community banking technology team, 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. Drive significant business impact through your capabilities and contributions, and apply deep technical expertise and problem-solving methodologies to tackle a diverse array of challenges that span multiple technologies and applications.

Job responsibilities

  • Engage with development team throughout agile sprints to develop software for reliability and scale, ensuring minimal refactoring or changes
  • Identify application patterns and analytics in support of better service level objectives. Design automated software and product upgrades, change management, and release management solutions.
  • Gain Experience in Operating Services in Public Cloud, Strong grasp of SRE principles; SLIs/ SLOs, error budgets, incident management, observability, and resilience patterns. Hands-on with observability and incident tooling, Proficiency with CI/CD and deployment strategies
  • Drive prioritized remediation programs across change/configuration, capacity/performance, dependency resilience, and code quality.
  • Troubleshoot priority and escalation incidents, facilitate blameless post-mortems and ensure permanent closure of incidents and subsequent problem tasks.
  • Establish comprehensive automated functional testing with dependable regression suites integrated into CI/CD to gate releases; improve reliability and speed through robust test data and include non-functional checks (performance, resilience, accessibility) in preprod and readiness reviews.
  • Implement demand forecasting, load testing, and performance engineering in pre-prod; validate scale assumptions before peak events.
  • Run game days and chaos experiments to validate failover, degraded-mode operation, and dependency timeouts.
  • Embed shiftleft quality and partner with Product to mature testing practices: codefine clear acceptance criteria and Definition of Ready/Done, align coverage to critical user journeys, and track quality KPIs (defect escape rate, automated coverage on key paths, change failure rate) tied to service objectives and release readiness.
  • Utilize platform and automation

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
  • Extensive experience designing, deploying, and managing AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, ALB, Elastic Cache, Route 53, S3, IAM) using Terraform for automated, version-controlled provisioning.
  • Proficient in writing modular, reusable Terraform code for multi-environment infrastructure automation, state management, and CI/CD integration.
  • Hands-on experience deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications on AWS EKS, including cluster setup, node groups, Kustomize, Helm charts, and service mesh integration.
  • Proven track record supporting production platforms with incident response, root cause analysis, troubleshooting, and cross-team collaboration to ensure high availability and reliability.
  • Skilled in designing and executing load, stress, and performance tests using JMeter and BlazeMeter to identify bottlenecks and optimize application performance.
  • Proficient in coding in one or more languages - Core Modern Java (Version 17 or higher)  (Example: Streams, Multithreading, Collections, and Exception handling mechanism, Lamdas) or Python.
  • Strong development experience building RESTful APIs, microservices, and enterprise applications using Java and Spring Boot with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
  • Familiar with SRE principles including SLIs/SLOs/SLAs, incident management, post-mortems, automation, observability, and reliability engineering practices.
  • Experienced in leveraging Splunk, Datadog, and Dynatrace, Cloudwatch, X-Ray for log aggregation, real-time monitoring, alerting, APM, and performance troubleshooting in production environments.

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Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

  • Developer or Solutions Architect Level AWS Certification
  • Experience with any of these Observability tools: Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace, or Grafana.
  • Experience with distributed databases like AWS DynamoDB, AWS RDS Aurora, Cassandra, and Terraform infrastructure-as-code.
  • Proficiency in multiple modern programming languages (JAVA, Python, SQL)
  • Proficient in AI-assisted coding workflows (Copilot, Claude Code) and collaborative, iterative development with AI tools.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

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.

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