Front End Lead Software Engineer

Next Frontier Capital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive development across Consumer & Community Banking Digital Platform. You will lead agile teams, deliver secure, scalable web solutions using React, JavaScript and TypeScript, and champion AI-assisted engineering practices with automated testing and robust code reviews.

You will mentor engineers, align with architectural standards, and contribute to end-to-end delivery while ensuring quality and security in all releases.

Qualifications

• 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Leadership in AI-assisted development tools.
• Strong knowledge of secure coding and agile practices.
• Experience with web technologies and testing.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' code.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices and set validation standards.
• Applies SDLC tooling knowledge to improve automation value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues for stability.
• Codes in web technologies (React, JavaScript, TypeScript) and conducts end-to-end testing.
• Collaborates on open, standards-based solutions with enterprise tech.
• Adheres to architecture standards, risk management, and security policies.
• Ensures quality through unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Leads and mentors developers through code reviews and technical direction.

Skills

AI-assisted development

React

JavaScript

TypeScript

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Security practices

Unit/Integration testing

Mentoring

Code reviews

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Next.js

Jest

Playwright

Selenium

AWS

Job description

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 Consumer & Community Banking Digital Platform 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 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
• Codes in Web technologies (React, JavaScript and Typescript) and conduct end to end testing using (Jest, Playwright, React testing library, or Selenium)
• Contribute and collaborate in creation and consumption of open, standards-based solutions, while working with existing enterprise technologies and infrastructure
• Adheres to architecture standards, risk management, and security policies
• Contributes and collaborates in the creation and consumption of open, standards-based solutions, while working with existing enterprise technologies and infrastructure
• Ensures quality and completeness of the product through unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing
• Leads, mentors and guides developers through code reviews, technical direction, and a culture of engineering excellence (Capable as well of independent delivery and platform-level support across all digital product areas)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• 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
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• 8+ years delivering technology solutions (Web development, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, and Jenkins or a comparable CI/CD tool)
• Strong hands on expertise with web technologies: React, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Experience with software design patterns and paradigms, including OOP, functional programming FP, and RESTful API design
• Strong, recent experience building production AI-powered applications; demonstrated knowledge of multi-agent orchestration, streaming architectures, security guardrails, RAG patterns, and LLM observability and resilience
• Experience in unit, component, integration, and end-to-end testing using libraries such as Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library, or Selenium
• Solid experience with Single Page Application (SPA) development and performance optimization for React or similar frameworks
• Experience with secure coding practices, including input validation, authentication patterns, and adherence to OWASP guidelines

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands-on experience with AI agent frameworks and Software Development Kits such as (Open AI Agents SDK, AWS Bedrock, LangChain, LangGraph, multi-agent workflows/loops; streaming architectures: SSE/WebSocket; security and guardrails: prompt injection, tool-level rails; RAG patterns: vector search, chunking, re-ranking; observability and resilience: retry/backoff strategies, structured logging and token usage tracking)
• Knowledge and experience with Cloud related technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, Heroku, GKP/EKS, AWS EC2, ECS, S3, and Athena
• Hands-on experience with relational databases, GraphQL and integrating these with web services
• Experience with Server-Side Rendering (SSR) and Static Site Generation (SSG), preferably using Next.js
• Practice of Test-Driven Development (TDD) or Business-Driven Development (BDD) and Continuous Integration/Delivery
• Strong grasp of functional JavaScript programming, preferably with Node.js; and Python and Python for backend or AI scripting
• Experience with behavioral analytics platforms (e.g. Adobe Analytics, Amplitude) and experimentation tools (e.g. Split.io)

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions - all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.

Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team