Lead Software Engineer - Java Backend Lead +AWS

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the Commercial & Community Banking agile team. You will contribute as a core technical contributor, delivering trusted, scalable technology products with a focus on secure, high-quality production code.

You will lead adoption of AI-assisted development practices, coach engineers on secure and compliant delivery, and collaborate across vendors and internal teams to drive architecture decisions and operational stability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• Experience leading effective use of AI-assisted software development tools with validation of outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows.
• Proficiency in Java 17 features and multithreading.
• Experience with Spring Framework for SOAP/REST services and Spring Boot.
• AWS cloud experience and deploying cloud-native services.
• Experience with build and integration tools (JIRA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, GitHub, Bitbucket).
• Development using Agile methodologies and secure coding practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop innovative software solutions and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Lead adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality, speed, and reliability.
• Leverage SDLC tools and automation to maximize value and efficiency.
• Write secure production code and review others' code for quality and security.
• Identify opportunities to automate recurring issues to improve stability.
• Lead architecture evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.
• Foster communities of practice to spread new technologies.
• Promote diversity, inclusion, and respectful team culture.

Skills

Java

Spring

AWS

CI/CD

Agile

Security

DevOps

AI-assisted engineering

Tools

JIRA

Maven

Git

Jenkins

GitHub

Bitbucket

Job description

Job Description

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

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 Commercial & Community Banking, 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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 in one or more programming language(s) : J2EE , Core Java including Java 17 with annotation, enum, collections, streaming, multithreading, concurrency, regular expressions, functions.
• Experience with spring including in-depth knowledge of Spring Framework for building SOAP/RESTful Web Services, MVC, and Spring Boot.
• Strong AWS experience, architecting, deploying, and operating cloud-native services (e.g., IAM, VPC, EC2, EKS, SQS, S3, RDS, ALB/NLB, Secrets Manager, ElastiCache)
• Experience with build and Integration Tools, including knowledge of JIRA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, GitHub and BitBucket is required.
• Development using Agile methodology. Web Security including OAUTH2/ADFS, Kerberos, Cross Site Scripting and HTTP injection.
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• 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

ABOUT US

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.

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

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking Group depends on innovators like you to serve consumers, small businesses, municipalities and non-profits. You'll support the delivery of award winning tools and services that cover everything from personal and small business banking as well as lending, mortgages, credit cards, payments, auto finance and investment advice. This group is also focused on developing and delivering cutting edge mobile applications, digital experiences and next generation banking technology solutions to better serve our clients and customers.