Lead Software Engineer- Java Full Stack

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Houston is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Commercial and Investment Banking - Digital Identity Team to advance secure, scalable, trusted technology products.

You will be a core technical contributor in an agile environment, delivering critical solutions across multiple domains and guiding AI-assisted development practices to raise code quality and delivery speed.

Qualifications

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering.
• Hands-on experience in system design, development, testing, and operational stability.
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and development.
• Knowledge of AWS / Kubernetes.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s).
• Experience leading effective use of AI-assisted development tools with ability to validate AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows, data sensitivity, security and resiliency.
• Advanced understanding of CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• Practical cloud native experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting with ability to think beyond routine approaches.
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others.
• Drives team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation to improve stability of applications and systems.
• Leads evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams to assess architectural designs and applicability.

Skills

RESTful API design

AWS

Kubernetes

Programming languages

AI-assisted development tools

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Security best practices

Responsible AI

Tools

ForgeRock

Ping Identity

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 Commercial and Investment Banking - Digital Identity 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
• Knowledge of RESTful API design and development.
• Knowledge of AWS /Kubernetes
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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 understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Practical cloud native experience

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with IAM concepts and technologies (e.g., OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect)
• Certification in IAM or related security fields.
• Experience working with ForgeRock/Ping Identity