Lead Software Engineer, AI‑Driven Java & Mainframe

Next Frontier Capital; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of trusted technology products across mainframe and Java stacks. You will lead automation initiatives, enforce secure coding standards, and guide AI-assisted tooling adoption within an agile team.

The role demands deep expertise in Java, z/OS mainframe integration, and distributed systems, with a focus on stability, scalability, and preventive operations across enterprise platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience delivering design, development, testing, and operations.
• Expert Java with distributed apps and mainframe integration.
• Experience with automation and CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshooting to tackle complex problems.
• Design, develop, and troubleshoot end-to-end solutions spanning z/OS mainframe and Java-based platforms.
• Build, maintain, and enhance secure production code and perform code reviews.
• Identify automation and observability improvements for stability.
• Promote AI-assisted engineering practices and ensure secure, validated outputs.

Skills

Java

CI/CD

Agile practices

Mainframe z/OS

AI-assisted dev

Secure coding

Tools

JCL/CICS/IMS

MQ

DB2

Job description

JPMorganChase in Jersey City seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of trusted technology products across mainframe and Java stacks. You will lead automation initiatives, enforce secure coding standards, and guide AI-assisted tooling adoption within an agile team.

The role demands deep expertise in Java, z/OS mainframe integration, and distributed systems, with a focus on stability, scalability, and preventive operations across enterprise platforms.