We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Commercial and Investment Bank's Payments Blockchain 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. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives. Job responsibilities Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems Develops, designs and implements microservices architectures using industry-standard technologies and frameworks. Monitor and optimize the performance of microservices, ensuring high availability and responsiveness. Identifies opportunities to conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes. Implements rigorous and thorough monitoring and testing practices to ensure the security and performance goals of blockchain infrastructure. Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies Develops, designs and verifies cryptographic protocols deployed on the blockchain. Design blockchain solutions, such that it can support benchmark use-cases of decentralized applications, with proven and verified cryptographic protocols Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability for traditional distributed systems Advanced in one or more programming language(s) - Java, JavaScript, Solidity, Python, Go Proficiency in developing blockchain platforms such as Ethereum, Hyperledger Proficient in object oriented programming language. Hands-on experience with application programming, backend API development and distributed microservices infrastructure Advanced understanding of the cryptographic principles underpinning blockchain technologies such as encryption algorithms, key management, key wallets Demonstrated proficiency to tackle design and functionality problems independently with little to no oversight In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems Practical cloud infrastructure services experience such as Amazon, Google, or Microsoft Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills Experience designing and writing smart contracts with Solidity using Hardhat, Truffle, Slither scanning etc Hands-on experience with AWS, EKS, Docker Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.