Lead Software Engineer - Backend Lead

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase's Corporate Sector Enterprise Technology team seeks a Lead Software Engineer to design, deliver, and secure scalable tech products. You will lead an agile team, drive AI-assisted development, and promote best practices across the SDLC in a fast-paced financial technology environment.

You will contribute to architecture, code quality, and operational stability while collaborating with multiple business functions to support firm objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied software engineering experience.
• 10+ years software development experience.
• Experience leading AI-assisted development tools with code review, testing & security.
• Strong responsible AI usage and secure delivery practices.
• Strong Java, Spring, RESTful APIs, RabbitMQ, Kafka & Microservices knowledge.
• Experience with Git and Jira/ServiceNow.
• Hands-on delivery across design, development, testing & operations.
• Proficiency in automation, CD/CI and SDLC.
• Experience with CI/CD, Jenkins and Bitbucket.
• Oracle relational database experience.
• Exposure to Cloud/AI/ML tech.

Responsibilities

• Executes software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and outcomes.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation for stability.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Promotes diversity, opportunity, inclusion and respect.

Skills

Formal training in software eng

10+ years software development

AI-assisted software development tools

Responsible AI in engineering

Java

Spring

RESTful APIs

RabbitMQ

Kafka

Microservices

Git

JIRA

ServiceNow

System design

Application development

Testing

Operational stability

Automation

CI/CD

SDLC

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Oracle

Cloud

AI/ML

Tools

Git

JIRA

ServiceNow

Jenkins

Bitbucket

Oracle

Kubernetes

Terraform

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Description

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products.

Be an integral part of an agile team that's constantly pushing the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top-notch technology products. As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Sector Enterprise Technology team, you will be an experienced member of an agile team. Your responsibilities include designing and delivering secure, stable, and scalable technology products. Additionally, you will implement critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas to support various business functions and help achieve 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
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• 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 communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies
• 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
• Adds to team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience.
• 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
• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Java, Spring, RESTful APIs, RabbitMQ, Kafka and Microservices architectures.
• Experience with version control systems (e.g., Git) and workflow management systems such as JIRA or ServiceNow.
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods. Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Practical knowledge of CI/CD, Jenkins, and source code management tools such as Git and Bitbucket.
• Experience with using relational database like Oracle
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., Cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning etc.)

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Exposure to cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) or DevOps practices.
• Exposure to Jenkins CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes.
• Experience in Identity and Access Management, preferably Privileged Access Management.

ABOUT US

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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.

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.

JPMorgan Chase & co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Corporate Technology team relies on smart, driven people like you to develop applications and provide tech support for all our corporate functions across our network. Your efforts will touch lives all over the financial spectrum and across all our divisions: Global Finance, Corporate Treasury, Risk Management, Human Resources, Compliance, Legal, and within the Corporate Administrative Office. You'll be part of a team specifically built to meet and exceed our evolving technology needs, as well as our technology controls agenda.