Lead Software Engineer: AI-Driven Platform & Microservices

JP Morgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and scale secure, resilient platforms. You will own end-to-end delivery, drive cloud-native microservices, and mentor teams while incorporating AI-assisted tooling and strong governance.

Expect collaboration with product managers and architects in a fast-paced financial services environment. The role emphasizes backend and frontend expertise, domain-driven design, and robust observability to ensure enterprise-grade

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training or equivalent experience (5+ years)
• 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building enterprise-scale apps
• Strong backend design with Java, Spring Boot, distributed systems, and microservices
• Experience leading AI-assisted development tools and ensuring safe, compliant AI adoption
• Hands-on API experience with REST/GraphQL
• Strong relational DB experience and SQL optimization
• Experience with event-driven architectures using Kafka
• Frontend experience with React and TypeScript
• Familiarity with observability and tooling (Splunk, Grafana, ELK)
• Proficiency with Git, GitHub, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, IDEs, Jira, Confluence

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, secure full-stack solutions with Java/Spring Boot, React, and TypeScript
• Own end-to-end delivery lifecycle for platform capabilities and features
• Lead design of cloud-native microservices and platform services with domain-driven design
• Drive architecture decisions across the tech stack with stakeholders
• Build backend services and APIs (REST/GraphQL) and integrate with databases and search tech
• Develop modern UIs using React and TypeScript for usability and supportability
• Design event-driven architectures using Kafka and streaming patterns
• Mentor team members and improve code quality through reviews and refactoring
• Improve application reliability, observability, and incident management
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate delivery while ensuring governance and security
• Explore AI-powered agentic solutions to optimize SDLC and operations

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Distributed systems

Microservices

React

TypeScript

Kafka

REST/GraphQL APIs

Cloud-native

Observability & monitoring

CI/CD

Git

Containerization

Code reviews

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Jenkins

GitHub

Maven

IntelliJ IDEA

VS Code

Kubernetes

Confluence

Jira

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design, build, and scale secure, resilient platforms. You will own end-to-end delivery, drive cloud-native microservices, and mentor teams while incorporating AI-assisted tooling and strong governance.

Expect collaboration with product managers and architects in a fast-paced financial services environment. The role emphasizes backend and frontend expertise, domain-driven design, and robust observability to ensure enterprise-grade