Lead Software Engineer: AI-Driven, Secure Cloud Native

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Digital Technology, Personalization & Insights team to push the limits of scalable, secure technology.

You will serve as a core technical contributor, shaping architecture, delivering robust production code, and guiding AI-assisted development practices across the SDLC, with a focus on reliability and performance.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts with 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Advanced experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Kafka.
• Experience leading use of AI-assisted development tools with secure coding practices.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows; resiliency and security expectations.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or breakdown technical problems.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes, with validation standards and pattern reuse.
• Applies knowledge of tools within the SDLC toolchain to improve value realized by automation.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to probe architectural designs and applicability for use within existing systems.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

AI tooling

CI/CD

Cloud native

Agile

Security

Finance domain

Education

Formal software engineering training/certification

Tools

SDLC toolchain

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Digital Technology, Personalization & Insights team to push the limits of scalable, secure technology.

You will serve as a core technical contributor, shaping architecture, delivering robust production code, and guiding AI-assisted development practices across the SDLC, with a focus on reliability and performance.