Software Engineer III - Java

Job Description Introductory Marketing Language: Join us to shape the future of payments technology through innovative backend development. You'll have the opportunity to make a real impact, grow your career, and collaborate with a diverse, inclusive team. We value your expertise and encourage you to bring your ideas to the table. Experience a culture that supports your development and celebrates your contributions. Together, we're building solutions that empower both our customers and our developers. Job Summary As a Java Software Engineer in the Payments Developer Portal team, you will design, develop, and maintain backend services that power our public-facing web portal. You will work closely with product partners and technical teams to deliver customer-facing capabilities and internal enablement. Your contributions will drive business impact, enhance platform security and resiliency, and support developer self-service. You will help foster a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect while advancing modern engineering practices. Job Responsibilities Collaborate with technical teams, product partners, and stakeholders to deliver customer-facing capabilities and internal enablementDesign, develop, and maintain secure, high-quality production Java services (APIs and supporting components), reviewing and debugging codeContribute to decisions influencing product design, API design, application functionality, and technical operationsBuild and integrate services supporting portal experiences such as API discovery, documentation delivery, onboarding flows, entitlements, analytics, and developer self-serviceImplement and advocate for security best practices, including secure coding, secrets handling, authentication/authorization, and data protectionParticipate in agile ceremonies and promote modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, trunk-based development, resiliency patterns)Add to the team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respectLeverage enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standardsApply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain, including enterprise-authorized AI-assisted development and automation capabilities, to improve the value realized by automation Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills Strong proficiency with modern Java (e.g., Java 11/17+), concurrency fundamentals, and performance-aware codingExperience building services with Spring / Spring Boot, including dependency injection, configuration, and REST servicesStrong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, schema/versioning practices, and contract-first or OpenAPI-driven developmentHands-on experience with secure coding and safe data handlingUnit/integration testing (e.g., JUnit, Mockito) and ability to build effective automated test coverageExperience interacting with downstream services, troubleshooting integration issues, and designing for resiliency (timeouts, retries, circuit breakers)Practical experience with relational databases and SQL; familiarity with caching patterns is a plusExposure to agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and production support practices (monitoring, on-call readiness, post-incident reviews)Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across functionsHands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, testing, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate and validate AI-generated outputsUnderstanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills Experience with AWS services relevant to backend platforms (e.g., IAM, ECS/EKS, EC2, S3, RDS/Aurora, CloudWatch, API Gateway, Lambda)Familiarity with microservices, service decomposition, event-driven patterns, and domain-driven designExperience with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and KubernetesUnderstanding of Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform) and environment provisioningExperience with observability tools and concepts (logging, metrics, tracing, OpenTelemetry)Exposure to integrating AI capabilities (semantic search, retrieval-based Q&A, content summarization) with attention to quality, privacy, and governanceUnderstanding of modern application infrastructure design and non-functional requirements (security, scalability, availability)Familiarity with caching technologies (e.g., Redis or in-memory caching patterns) Why Join Us? If you're ready to make an impact and grow your career in a collaborative, innovative environment, we invite you to join us and help shape the future of payments technology. About Us J.P. Morgan is a global leader in financial services, providing strategic advice and products to the world's most prominent corporations, governments, wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Our first-class business in a first-class way approach to serving clients drives everything we do. We strive to build trusted, long-term partnerships to help our clients achieve their business objectives. 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. About The Team J.P. Morgan's Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world.