Lead Software Engineer: AI-Driven Dev & Cloud Architecture

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering and code-quality initiatives while delivering production-grade software across multiple business functions. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong AWS/Kubernetes skills, and a focus on secure, resilient development practices.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Proficient with AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, API Gateway, RDS)
• 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
• Hand on experience with Kubernetes (K8s)
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) Python/Go/Java /Spring Boot
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• 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., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

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

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

AI-assisted development tools

CI/CD

Python

Go

Java

Spring Boot

Security

Agile methodologies

Tools

Docker

Maven

Gradle

NPM

Pypi

NuGet

GraphQL

Dynatrace

Splunk

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to advance trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering and code-quality initiatives while delivering production-grade software across multiple business functions. The role requires 5+ years of software engineering experience, strong AWS/Kubernetes skills, and a focus on secure, resilient development practices.