Java Full Stack Lead Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in Columbus to shape secure, scalable tech across marketing automation. You will lead end-to-end delivery, collaborate with design and web teams, and advance enterprise AI-assisted coding practices.

Required: 8+ years Java full stack, AEM experience, strong SDLC knowledge, and leadership of cross‑functional teams. Hybrid/secure enterprise environment with emphasis on resiliency and security.

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).
• Experience leading use of AI-assisted development tools with quality validation.
• Strong responsible AI use in engineering workflows including security considerations.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Experience with headless content delivery and enterprise translation integrations.
• Ability to lead technical delivery and align designs across teams.
• 8+ years of hands-on Java full stack development.
• Experience with AEM and Adobe Cloud capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Applies SDLC tools and automation to improve value and reuse.
• Identifies and automates recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Delivers full-stack solutions end-to-end including APIs and deployment.
• Participates in planning to estimate work, risks, and dependencies.
• Coordinates with web design partners to align web standards.

Skills

Java Full Stack

AI-assisted tools

Adobe Experience Manager

Security

CI/CD

Agile practices

Leadership

Distributed systems

Education

Formal software engineering training or degree

Tools

Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)

Adobe Cloud Services

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 Marketing Automation 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
• 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
• Deliver full-stack solutions end-to-end, including user-facing experiences, backend services/APIs, integrations, data access, testing, deployment, and production support.
• Participate in project planning to estimate work, identify risks/dependencies, and outline proposed solutions
• Coordinate with web development and design partners to implement consistent web standards and integrated delivery practices

• Utilizing multiple Adobe (AEM) tools and Java Full stack in modernizing how marketers create campaigns, including configuration, integration, custom code development and migration from Adobe Managed Service to Adobe Client Cloud services

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
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with headless content delivery patterns and enterprise content translation integrations
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical delivery in influencing design decisions, reviewing others’ work, and driving alignment across teams
• 8+ years hands on Java full stack development
• Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) and/or Adobe Cloud capabilities, including content and digital asset workflows and integrating CMS delivered content into applications

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong experience with Adobe (AEM) and Adobe Cloud Services