Lead Java AI Mortgage Software Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable technology within Mortgage Technology.

You will contribute as a core technical member of an agile team focused on trusted market-leading products across multiple business functions. Responsibilities include building high-quality production code, reviewing peers, and advancing AI-assisted development practices while ensuring secure, compliant outputs.

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.
• Strong experience in Java Full Stack (React or Angular).
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools 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
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Strong in Java Full Stack (React or Angular) and AWS
• Leadership experience with varying levels of Software Engineers

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, while establishing consistent validation standards 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 Full Stack (React/Angular)

AI-assisted development tools

Agile & CI/CD

AWS

Leadership of engineers

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, OH, seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of secure, scalable technology within Mortgage Technology.

You will contribute as a core technical member of an agile team focused on trusted market-leading products across multiple business functions. Responsibilities include building high-quality production code, reviewing peers, and advancing AI-assisted development practices while ensuring secure, compliant outputs.