Lead Software Engineer - Agentic AI/Java/Python

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks an Agentic AI Lead Software Engineer to advance secure, scalable, and trusted technology products within Consumer & Community Banking.

You will drive critical solutions, leverage AI-assisted development tools, and guide teams through design, implementation, and testing across multiple business functions. The role emphasizes enterprise AI usage, secure coding practices, and ongoing modernization, with a focus on reliability, performance, and collaboration

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering and 5+ years applied experience.
• 8+ years of experience with a public cloud such as AWS.
• Hands on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools with demonstrated ability to validate AI outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and resiliency and security expectations.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting across complex problems.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability of software applications.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams on architecture and applicability.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness of new technologies.

Skills

Cloud computing

AI coding tools

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Java/Python

RESTful APIs

Secure coding

Team leadership

Education

Software Engineering degree

Tools

AWS

CI/CD pipelines

Enterprise AI tools

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 an Agentic AI Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking, youare 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 break down technical problems
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• 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.
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• 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
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering and 5+ years applied experience
• 8+ years of experience with a public cloud such as AWS
• Hands onpracticalexperiencedeliveringsystemdesign,applicationdevelopment,testing,andoperationalstability
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
• Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Proficiencyinautomationandcontinuousdeliverymethods
• AdvancedunderstandingofagilemethodologiessuchasCI/CD,ApplicationResiliency,andSecurity
• Demonstratedproficiencyinsoftwareapplicationsandtechnicalprocesseswithinatechnicaldiscipline(e.g.,cloud,artificialintelligence,machinelearning,mobile,etc.)
• Proficientin developmentskillJava21/ Python buildingintoPublicCloudandCD/CDstrategies.
• Develop RESTful APIs and ensure smooth integration across internal and external services.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Practicalcloudnativeexperience
• Working knowledge of one or more NoSQL database technologies, preferably Apache Cassandra
• Working knowledge of one or more Messaging technologies, preferably Apache Kafka
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Exposure to building AI/ML driven applications to drive business goals.
• Track record of Continuous learning mindset
• Proficiency in Agile and SRE culture