Lead Software Engineer - iOS Engineer

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer and Community Banking technology team. You will be a core technical contributor delivering trusted, scalable software solutions in an agile environment.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, ensure secure coding standards, and lead architecture discussions with internal and external partners to align with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in system design and development.
• Experience delivering iOS apps using Swift UI.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and secure AI outputs.
• Strong API integration and scripting under Linux/Mac environments.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and troubleshoot complex problems.
• Develops secure, high-quality production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and speed.
• Applies SDLC tools to improve automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and teams on architecture and applicability.

Skills

Swift UI

iOS development

AI-assisted development tools

API integration

Unix/Linux/GNU tools

Xcode tools

Design patterns MVC MVVM MVP

Git/Bitbucket

App Store deployment

CI/CD & security

Education

Software engineering training or certification

Tools

None

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 at JPMorganChase within the Consumer and Community Banking's technology 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
• 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): experience in designing and implementing iOS applications using Swift UI
• 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
• Experience working with API integration and proficiency with Linux, Mac OS X, GNU tools, and scripting languages
• Experience in iOS Frameworks like Foundation, UIKit, CocoaTouch, and Core Data and experience with Unit Testing frameworks and Code coverage tools for Swift
• Experience using Xcode-provided tools like Debug Memory Graph, Debug View Hierarchy, Instruments for Profiling
• Experience with One or more Design Patterns – MVC,MVVM, MVP, Singleton and working knowledge of Git/Bitbucket version control
• Experience creating an application that is available in Apple's AppStore
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experience