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Lead Software Engineer - Backend

JPMorgan Chase · New York, NY, US

JPMorgan Chase is hiring a lead Lead Software Engineer - Backend in New York, NY, US.

Hiring signals for Software Developers

SOC 15-1252 — measured across all currently-active postings classified to this occupation.

49
/ 100
Cooling

Software Developers Job Market Score

Driven by
  • Pay is above the national median ($183k vs $126k national)
  • Slow inflow of new postings (only 8% from the last 14 days)
  • Few reposted listings (27% appear duplicated)

Software Developers job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Software Developers.

  • 23,092Active postings
  • 1,096Posted this week
  • 9,949Open 30+ days43% of active
  • 2,514Remote / hybrid11% of active
  • 7%List salary1,559 of 23,092
  • 0%Hourly0 of disclosed
  • $183kMedian annual (max)
  • Median hourly (max)
  • 27dMedian agep90 85d (long tail)

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Engineering4,746$160k n=226
Backend1,183$190k n=156
Full-stack1,115$200k n=124
ML / AI Engineering865$190k n=108
Data Engineering547$178k n=41

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Contract640$191k n=194
Full-time599$198k n=323
Intern406$168k n=19
Temporary65$144k n=36
Part-time13

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Technology13,635$186k n=1345
Manufacturing10,933$139k n=202
Financial Services3,082$186k n=159
Government / Public Sector2,496$141k n=21
Professional Services2,402$162k n=98

Top categories

  • Engineering4,746
  • Backend1,183
  • Full-stack1,115
  • ML / AI Engineering865
  • Data Engineering547
  • Engineering Manager485

In-demand skills

  • Python2,181
  • AWS1,691
  • Java1,663
  • Azure1,062
  • Agile1,026
  • C++949
  • Go919
  • Kubernetes859

Top sectors

  • Technology13,635
  • Manufacturing10,933
  • Financial Services3,082
  • Government / Public Sector2,496
  • Professional Services2,402
  • Retail1,114

Employment mix

  • Unspecified21,369 · 93%
  • Contract640 · 3%
  • Full-time599 · 3%
  • Intern406 · 2%
  • Temporary65 · 0%
  • Part-time13 · 0%

Top hiring companies

Category
Backend
Source
jpmc.fa.oraclecloud.com
Original link
https://jpmc.fa.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1001/job/210730200
ATS
Workday
Posted
1 month ago (2026-04-13)
Status
active

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