Lead Software Engineer - Android Lead

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking an experienced Android Software Engineer III in Plano, TX to design and deliver scalable mobile solutions within Consumer & Community Banking. You will work on secure production code, architect complex apps, and mentor diverse engineering teams while leveraging AI-assisted development tools.

The role requires strong Android (Kotlin) experience, CI/CD expertise, and a solid background in MVVM/MVP/MVC patterns within an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience using AI-assisted software development tools with evaluation of outputs.
• Strong Android development experience with Kotlin.
• Knowledge of MVVM, MVP, and MVC patterns.
• Experience leading and mentoring diverse engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, and debugging with non-routine problem solving.
• Develop secure, high-quality production Android code and maintain algorithms.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex apps.
• Gather and analyze data to improve software applications and systems.
• Contribute to teams of practice and embrace inclusive culture.

Skills

Android development

Kotlin

CI/CD pipelines

Agile methodologies

Mentoring teams

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Formal software engineering training

Tools

Git

Xcode

CocoaPods

Swift Package Manager

CoreData

Android Studio

Robolectric

Mockito

Espresso

RxJava

Dagger

Retrofit

Job description

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you to take your software engineering career to the next level.

As an Android Software Engineer III at JPMorganChase within the Consumer & Community Banking, you serve as a seasoned member of an agile team to design and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. You are responsible for carrying out critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities:

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine or conventional approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems
• Leverages enterprise-authorized AI coding assist tools within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and productivity across complex deliverables (e.g., code generation/refactoring, unit test creation, documentation), while validating outputs through peer review, automated testing, and secure coding standards; contributes learnings and reusable patterns to improve broader team effectiveness.
• 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.
• Creates secure and high-quality production code and maintains algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• Contributes to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Formal training or certification in Software Engineering and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on experience using enterprise-authorized AI-assisted software development tools within the work environment (e.g., for coding, test creation, troubleshooting, or documentation) with demonstrated ability to critically evaluate, validate, and refine AI-generated outputs for correctness, performance, and security.
  Understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, including data sensitivity considerations, secure handling of inputs/outputs, and adherence to resiliency and security expectations; ability to guide peers on safe and effective usage within team practices.
• Combined software/application development experience, with a focus on mobile development
• Experience providing technical leadership and mentoring diverse engineering teams building native mobile applications
• Strong Android development experience, including building mobile applications using Kotlin
• Working knowledge of common architectural patterns, including MVVM, MVP, and MVC
• Experience with modern native mobile development tools and frameworks, including Git, Xcode, CocoaPods, Swift Package Manager, CoreData, Android Studio, Robolectric, Mockito, Espresso, RxJava, Dagger, and Retrofit
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in Agile development environments, including daily scrums and iteration reviews/planning
• Solid understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Familiarity with mobile performance optimization, device-based testing, and common mobile platform constraints
• Working knowledge of multiple programming languages, such asSwift,Kotlin,Objective-C,Java,C++,JavaScript,Ruby, andPython
• Experience withGitsource control management
• Experience consuming and integratingRESTful web servicesin mobile applications
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clarify application requirements with business partners via phone/email in addition to technical documentation