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Sr. Java Developer

Atlanta, GA

$55 - $70.25/hr

Working knowledge and experience with Kafka, including but not limited to message queue setup, configuration, and integration with Java applications. Inquisitive team-player, quick learner and ...

Sr. Java Developer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

$55 - $70.25/hr

Working knowledge and experience with Kafka, including but not limited to message queue setup, configuration, and integration with Java applications. Inquisitive team-player, quick learner and ...

... Message Queue (MQ), MQ Trigger, and embedding XML tags in RPG Programs • Good communication skills and the job will involve owning a project task completely based on the communication with the ...

Signals Processing Engineer

Jessup, MD · On-site

$160K - $198K/yr

Develop and maintain message queue-based communication frameworks for distributed systems. * Collaborate with hardware, software, and systems engineering teams to integrate DSP components into larger ...

Software Engineer III

Annapolis Junction, MD · On-site

$63.25 - $84.75/hr

Experience with message queue implementation and communication protocols. Soft Skills: * Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. * Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

.Net Developer

Omaha, NE · On-site

$46.25 - $61/hr

Experience with message queue applications Experience with development of integration applications and web services General understanding of technology infrastructure and application performance ...

Hadoop, Python/Scala, SparkSQL • Strong SQL Skills - one or more of MySQL, HIVE, Impala, SPARK SQL • Data ingestion experience from message queue, file share, REST API, relational database, etc ...

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How much do message queue jobs pay per year?

As of Jun 4, 2026, the average yearly pay for message queue in the United States is $79,117.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $63,000.00 and $90,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Message Queue Engineer, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Message Queue Engineer, you need a solid background in computer science, expertise in distributed systems, and experience with messaging protocols, typically backed by a relevant degree. Familiarity with tools such as RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, ActiveMQ, and knowledge of monitoring and troubleshooting message-oriented middleware are essential, and certifications in cloud platforms can be beneficial. Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help you design robust messaging solutions and collaborate with development teams. These skills ensure reliable message delivery, system scalability, and efficient troubleshooting, which are critical for high-performing, resilient applications.

What are some common challenges faced by Message Queue Engineers, and how can they overcome them?

Message Queue Engineers often encounter challenges related to ensuring message reliability, handling high throughput, and managing system scalability. Troubleshooting issues like message delays, duplication, or loss requires a deep understanding of distributed systems and queue configurations. Collaboration with development and operations teams is crucial for fine-tuning performance, implementing monitoring, and maintaining queue health. Staying updated with the latest tools and best practices helps engineers address these challenges efficiently and maintain robust, reliable messaging systems.

What are message queues?

Message queues are software components that enable asynchronous communication between different parts of a system by allowing messages to be sent, stored, and retrieved in a queue. This helps decouple the sender and receiver, improving system scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance. Commonly used in distributed systems and microservices, message queues ensure that data can be processed even if parts of the system are temporarily unavailable. Popular message queue technologies include RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka, and Amazon SQS.

What is the difference between Message Queue vs Message Broker?

AspectMessage QueueMessage Broker
FunctionalityStores and forwards messages in a queue for asynchronous processingRoutes, transforms, and manages messages between systems
ComplexitySimpler, primarily queuing messagesMore complex, includes message transformation and routing
Use CasesDecoupling producers and consumers, load levelingIntegrating heterogeneous systems, message transformation
Common ToolsRabbitMQ, ActiveMQApache Camel, IBM Integration Bus

While both Message Queues and Message Brokers facilitate message exchange, Message Queues primarily handle simple message storage and forwarding, whereas Message Brokers offer advanced routing and transformation capabilities. Understanding these differences helps in selecting the right messaging system for your application's needs.

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Infographic showing various Message Queue job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 31% Full Time, 54% Part Time, 2% Temporary, and 13% Contract. Highlights an 91% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $79,117 per year, or $38 per hour.
Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer

Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Palo Alto, CA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 5 days ago


JPMorgan Chase & Co. rating

8.1

Company rating: 8.1 out of 10

Based on 468 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

46th of 141 rated banks


Job description


Elevate your engineering prowess to unprecedented levels by joining a team of exceptionally gifted professionals and position yourself among the top echelon in site reliability and AI-powered infrastructure automation.

As a Senior Lead Site Reliability Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Infrastructure Platforms and Foundational Services (IPFS) organization, you will work with your fellow stakeholders to define non-functional requirements (NFRs) and availability targets for the services in your application and product lines. You will ensure those NFRs are accounted for in your products' design and test phases, that your service level indicators are effectively measuring customer experience, and that service level objectives are defined with stakeholders and implemented in production. This role uniquely combines traditional SRE excellence with cutting-edge AI/ML capabilities to build autonomous systems that revolutionize how we operate infrastructure at enterprise scale.

Job Responsibilities
  • Creates high quality designs, roadmaps, and program charters for AI-powered automation systems, intelligent monitoring solutions, and next-generation reliability platforms that are delivered by you or the engineers under your guidance

  • Provides advice and mentoring to other engineers and acts as a key resource for technologists seeking advice on technical and business-related issues, particularly in the intersection of SRE and AI/ML technologies

  • Demonstrates site reliability principles and practices every day and champions the adoption of site reliability throughout your team

  • Collaborates with others to create and implement observability and reliability designs for complex systems that are robust, stable, and do not incur additional toil or technical debt, including comprehensive logging pipelines and systems that export, analyze, and visualize observability metrics and traces across distributed systems

  • Designs and builds AI Agents and MCP (Model Context Protocol) Servers for autonomous operations including incident detection, root cause analysis, and auto-remediation, while architecting solutions that integrate multiple data stores including graph databases, vector databases, transactional databases, analytical databases, and big data platforms

  • Develops automation scripts and infrastructure-as-code using Java, Go, Python, and Terraform to improve operational efficiency, and builds and maintains RESTful services, APIs, and message queue architectures for event-driven systems and platform automation

  • Makes significant contributions to JPMorgan Chase's site reliability community via internal forums, communities of practice, guilds, and conferences

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
  • Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 10+ years of applied experience in Site Reliability Engineering, DevOps, or Software Engineering

  • Advanced knowledge in site reliability culture and principles with demonstrated ability to implement site reliability within an application or platform

  • Advanced knowledge and experience in observability such as white and black box monitoring, service level objectives, alerting, and telemetry collection using tools such as Grafana, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Datadog, Splunk, etc.

  • Expert-level proficiency in Java, Go (Golang), Python, and Terraform for building enterprise-grade applications, high-performance systems, automation, and infrastructure as code

  • Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable depth in multiple technical disciplines including distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud-native technologies

  • Hands-on experience building AI Agents and autonomous systems with proficiency in AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI) and leveraging AI development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, etc.) to accelerate development and innovation

  • Expertise in designing and implementing logging pipelines (Fluentd, Logstash, Vector) and systems for metrics collection, analysis, and distributed tracing

  • Strong experience building production-grade RESTful APIs and designing message queue architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) for event-driven systems

  • Experience with graph databases (Neo4j, TigerGraph), vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma), and integrating multiple data stores for AI-powered systems

  • Proficiency with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and GitOps workflows

  • Ability to communicate data-based solutions with complex reporting and visualization methods, recognized as an active contributor of the engineering community, and continues to expand network and leads evaluation sessions with vendors to see how offerings can fit into the firm's strategy

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

  • Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) Servers or similar agent frameworks for building autonomous systems, and understanding of LLM integration, prompt engineering, and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)

  • Familiarity with AI/ML model building, deployment, and lifecycle management using frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, or scikit-learn

  • Experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Flink), analytical databases, NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, DynamoDB), and time-series databases (InfluxDB, TimescaleDB)

  • Knowledge of security best practices and compliance requirements in highly regulated industries, with experience in chaos engineering tools (Chaos Monkey, Gremlin, LitmusChaos) and GameDay exercises

  • Contributions to open-source projects, particularly in SRE, observability, or AI/ML domains, and certifications in cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

  • Strong communication skills with ability to mentor and educate others on site reliability principles and practices, and ability to anticipate, identify, and troubleshoot defects found during testing

This position is subject to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. As such, an employment offer for this position is contingent on JPMorganChase's review of criminal conviction history, including pretrial diversions or program entries.

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

Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.

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