Lead Software Engineer- Agentic Identity Access

Socket.dev; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology delivery within Consumer & Community Banking. You will lead AI-assisted engineering practices, guide architectural decisions, and advance secure software solutions across domains.

Responsibilities include mentoring teams, evaluating vendors, and promoting resilient, compliant software delivery. Strong IAM, OAuth/OIDC, and cloud experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Advanced in one or more programming language such as Java or Python.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with the ability to set team expectations for validating AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations and secure handling of inputs/outputs.
• Demonstrated expertise in identity and access management including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and token-based authorization.
• Practical experience securing agentic AI systems for enterprise-scale environments.
• Familiarity with agentic integration standards and security/governance implications.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and delivery.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools, including AI-assisted development and automation, to improve value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation and improve operational stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams on architecture applicability.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote new technologies.

Skills

5+ years experience

Java or Python

AI-assisted tooling

Responsible AI

IAM / OAuth2 / OIDC

Secure AI systems

Model Context Protocol

Agile / CI/CD

AWS / Cloud

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, 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
• Develops secure 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
• 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 on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Advanced in one or more programming language such as Java or Python

• 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

• Demonstrated expertise in identity and access management (IAM), including hands-on experience with OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and token-based authorization frameworks; ability to define and enforceidentity standards across distributed, multi-agent environments.
• Practical experience securing agentic AI systems, including defining identity, authentication, and authorization models for non-human principals (agents, services, pipelines) operating at enterprise scale.
• Familiarity with emerging agentic integration standards (e.g., Model Context Protocol or equivalent tool/context-exchange protocols) and their security and governance implications in enterprise deployments.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., AWS, cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Working knowledge of delegated authorization patterns, token exchange flows (e.g., RFC 8693), and least-privilege scope models for automated workflows
• Exposure to verifiable credential frameworks or decentralized identity concepts as applied to machine-to-machine trust
• Experience defining lifecycle management policies for non-human identities, including provisioning, rotation, revocation, and audit

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.