Lead Software Engineer – AI-Driven Cloud & Data

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

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston leads AI-enabled engineering within Corporate Data and Analytics.

This Lead Software Engineer role contributes across design, development, and security to deliver scalable, reliable technology products for the firm. You will mentor teams, drive AI-assisted development practices, ensure robust testing, and collaborate with vendors and internal partners to align architectures with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training and 5+ years of applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions with design, development and troubleshooting.
• Develops secure production code and reviews peers' work.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues for stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams on architecture.

Skills

5+ years experience

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

Programming languages (Python, Java, &

AI-assisted development tools

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Responsible AI

Data ingestion

Data management

Data analytics

Code management

Deployment practices

SDLC

Financial services domain knowledge

CI/CD

Application resiliency

Security

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

Databricks

AWS

CI/CD tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston leads AI-enabled engineering within Corporate Data and Analytics.

This Lead Software Engineer role contributes across design, development, and security to deliver scalable, reliable technology products for the firm. You will mentor teams, drive AI-assisted development practices, ensure robust testing, and collaborate with vendors and internal partners to align architectures with enterprise standards.