Lead Software Engineer AWS

Next Frontier Capital; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care coverage

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Backup childcare

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

More

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase's Consumer & Community Banking Origination Workflows Team is seeking a Lead Software Engineer AWS to help build and scale trusted, market-leading technology in a secure environment. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering end-to-end software solutions across services and platforms.

You will work in an agile team, emphasizing AI-assisted engineering practices, secure coding, and robust testing, while collaborating with vendors and internal teams to drive architectural

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of experience.
• Experience delivering system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficient in Java or Python with microservices experience.
• Hands-on AWS services experience (S3, DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda, RDS, ALB/NLB).
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoots complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews peers' work.
• Builds web apps using Java/Spring Boot and Python frameworks.
• Integrates solutions with AWS cloud services (compute, storage, databases, security).
• Drives adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Uses SDLC tools to improve automation and value delivery.
• Identifies and automates recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads architectural evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Java

Python

AWS

Microservices

CI/CD

AI-assisted development

Security

Agile

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Copilot

Claude code

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Lead Software Engineer AWS at JPMorgan Chase within the Consumer & Community Banking's Origination Workflows Team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job 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
• Develop web applications using service-oriented and microservices architecture with Java and Python frameworks.
• Integrate solutions with AWS Cloud Services, including compute, storage, databases, and security components.
• Drives team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering practices within the work environment to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test strategy acceleration, incident/root-cause analysis support), while establishing consistent validation standards (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promoting reuse of effective patterns across the team.
• 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.
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to drive outcomes-oriented probing of architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability for use within existing systems and information architecture

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) including Java or Python
• Experience in building microservices using Java/Spring Boot and Python/FastAPI/Flask
• Experience with AWS services - S3, DynamoDB, ECS, Lambda, Step functions, RDS, Lambda, and ALB/NLB
• Experience with pair programming agents such as GitHub Copilot/Claude code to accelerate prototyping
• Experience in building high-volume, low-latency, high-throughput transactional systems
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools (e.g., for coding, code review, test acceleration, troubleshooting) 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, compliant adoption within delivery practices
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Experience with AWS and Terraform

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
• A constant learner and early adopter of leading-edge technologies and methodologies, actively seeking opportunities to apply new knowledge.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America’s households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility. These benefits include comprehensive health care coverage, on-site health and wellness centers, a retirement savings plan, backup childcare, tuition reimbursement, mental health support, financial coaching and more. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching
• more

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We’re proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team