Lead Software Engineer (Java/AWS) — AI‑Driven Cloud

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer and Community Banking Cobranded Cards Team. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering secure, scalable software and guiding architecture decisions across multiple business functions.

You will lead an agile team, drove AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentor others while ensuring robust SDLC processes and high-quality production code.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Experience in Java, Spring, AWS, event streaming, SQL and NoSQL DB and building RESTful backend applications using Spring Boot.
• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases such as Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra, etc.
• Experience in designing, building, and maintaining API services, with knowledge of Microservices Design Patterns.
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, AI, ML).
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with validation of outputs for correctness, performance, and security.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative 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.
• 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.
• Leads communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new and leading-edge technologies.
• 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.

Skills

5+ years experience

Java

Spring

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

RESTful APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Agile

AI-assisted tools

Secure coding

Code review

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York seeks a Lead Software Engineer to join the Consumer and Community Banking Cobranded Cards Team. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering secure, scalable software and guiding architecture decisions across multiple business functions.

You will lead an agile team, drove AI-assisted engineering practices, and mentor others while ensuring robust SDLC processes and high-quality production code.