Lead Software Engineer — AI/ML Ops for Secure, Scalable

JP Morgan Chase; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site health centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Houston seeks a Lead Software Engineer focusing on AI/ML operations to advance trusted, secure, and scalable technology products. You will lead critical engineering efforts, guide teams, and drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the SDLC while ensuring robust testing, security, and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in Java/Spring, design patterns, and a strong focus on responsible AI use, with opportunities to influence architecture and

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Strong OOP/design patterns understanding and clean code practices.
• Strong coding skills in Java and Spring with solid fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools 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 adoption within delivery practices.
• Proven, hands-on experience across system design, application development, testing, and production support.
• Experience with XZBoost and model hosting.
• Experience with low-latency/high-throughput systems.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to the business and technical teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews code written by others.
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes with standardized validation.
• Applies SDLC toolchain knowledge to improve value realized by automation and AI capabilities.
• Influences product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Acts as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more focus areas.
• Contributes to the engineering community by advocating firmwide SDLC frameworks, tools, and practices.
• Influences peers and project decisions on leading-edge technologies.

Skills

OOP/design patterns

Java

Spring

AI-assisted development tools

Responsible AI practices

System design

Production support

Low-latency/high-throughput systems

Model hosting

Job description

JPMorganChase in Houston seeks a Lead Software Engineer focusing on AI/ML operations to advance trusted, secure, and scalable technology products. You will lead critical engineering efforts, guide teams, and drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices across the SDLC while ensuring robust testing, security, and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on coding in Java/Spring, design patterns, and a strong focus on responsible AI use, with opportunities to influence architecture and