Lead Software Engineer: Customer Trust Assessment Platform

Next Frontier Capital; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Columbus, OH is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide an agile team building the NextGen orchestration platform using AI capabilities in Java and AWS. You will lead talents to deliver secure, scalable software and oversee architecture for complex systems.

Responsibilities include designing, coding, and troubleshooting, plus optimizing data-driven insights and driving security for internet-facing APIs with OAuth2/JWT.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and troubleshooting to solve complex problems.
• Create secure, high‑quality production code and maintain algorithms.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications ensuring constraints are met.
• Gather and analyze data to improve software applications and systems.
• Identify hidden data patterns to drive coding hygiene and architecture improvements.
• Contribute to engineering communities of practice and explore new technologies.

Skills

Java

Spring

Spring Boot

AWS

REST APIs

AI/LLMs

CI/CD

OAuth2

Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

ECS

Lambda

Aurora Postgres

CloudWatch

Job description

Be an integral part of an agile team that constantly pushes the envelope to enhance, build, and deliver top‑notch technology products.

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING Fraud Technology team, you will lead talented individuals to build the NextGen orchestration platform using advanced AI capabilities in Java & AWS.

Responsibilities

• Execute software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, with the ability to think beyond routine approaches to build solutions or break down technical problems.
• Create secure and high‑quality production code and maintain algorithms that run synchronously with appropriate systems.
• Produce architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while ensuring design constraints are met by software code development.
• Gather, analyze, synthesize, and develop visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets to continuously improve software applications and systems.
• Proactively identify hidden problems and patterns in data and use these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture.
• Contribute to software engineering communities of practice and events that explore new and emerging technologies.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience in software development.
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, debugging, and maintaining applications in a large corporate environment.
• Hands‑on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Hands‑on experience building AI Agents and leveraging AI‑powered tools, RAG pipelines, and LLM APIs.
• Proficiency in coding in one or more programming language(s): Java.
• Advanced knowledge of software applications and technical processes with considerable in‑depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines such as cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Java, Spring, and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
• Strong AWS experience, including ECS and Lambda.
• Strong AWS networking and core services knowledge (ALB, NLB, GWLB, VPC, subnets, security groups, IAM, CloudWatch).
• Good understanding of agile methodologies, CI/CD, application resiliency, and security for internet‑facing APIs (OAuth 2.0/OIDC, JWT, TLS/mTLS, rate limiting).

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with middleware technologies.
• Hands‑on AWS services experience with ECS, Lambda, Aurora Postgres.
• Exposure to cloud technologies.
• Cloud certification.
• Anthropic Claude Code experience.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including a base salary determined by role, experience, skill set, and location. Eligible roles may receive commission‑based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, including 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. Final details about total compensation and benefits are provided during the hiring process.

We are an equal‑opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion. 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 provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees for religious practices and beliefs, and mental health or physical disability needs. FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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