AI-Driven Lead Software Engineer for Secure Systems

Socket.dev; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in New York, NY is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Consumer & Community Banking technology. You will contribute as a core technical lead, delivering secure, scalable software solutions across multiple business functions while driving enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices.

The role emphasizes building trusted technology products, improving code quality, and accelerating delivery within an agile team committed to security and operational stability.

Qualifications

• 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
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s): Java 17+
• Demonstrated experience with Java 17+ distributed application development, REST, micro services, Spring Boot
• Experience with database technologies (e.g. Cassandra, Cockroach) is required
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; experience coaching engineers on safe, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Experience in designing and building reusable services
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development using Cucumber
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• Applies 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Skills

Java 17+

Distributed systems

REST

Microservices

Spring Boot

AI-assisted development tools

Secure coding

SDLC

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Job description

JPMorganChase in New York, NY is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join Consumer & Community Banking technology. You will contribute as a core technical lead, delivering secure, scalable software solutions across multiple business functions while driving enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices.

The role emphasizes building trusted technology products, improving code quality, and accelerating delivery within an agile team committed to security and operational stability.