Lead Software Engineer - Java Full stack, Agentic AI

Aumni; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Houston seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive design, development, and delivery of trusted, scalable technology products within Global Banking Technology. You will serve as a core technical contributor, advancing AI-assisted engineering approaches while ensuring secure, robust software across multiple business functions.

The ideal candidate will lead development with Java/Spring, REST, and microservices, mentor peers, and steer CI/CD and security practices following enterprise

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading, designing and building software solutions.
• Strong Java, Spring Core/Boot, REST, JPA, microservices expertise.
• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and UI testing frameworks.
• Expert in AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) for full‑stack delivery.
• Experience with Spec‑Driven Development and API/UI test case translation.
• Solid knowledge of secure coding, SDLC, and compliance practices.
• Familiarity with logs/metrics tools like Grafana, AppDynamics, Splunk.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure high-quality production code and review peers’ work.
• Lead the adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality and speed.
• Drive automated testing strategies and secure code reviews across the team.
• Collaborate across teams to design scalable architectural solutions.
• Lead vendor/partner evaluation for architectural fit and security.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines with Git, Maven, Jenkins, and Fortify.
• Mentor teams on responsible AI usage and data handling.

Skills

Java

Spring Core

Spring Boot

REST APIs

JPA & Microservices

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

AI-assisted tools

CI/CD

Secure SDLC

Tools

Git

Maven

Jenkins

SonarQube

Fortify

Grafana

AppDynamics

Splunk

PostgreSQL

Oracle

Kafka

JUnit

Mockito

Playwright

Cucumber

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 Global Banking Technology, 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 break down technical problems
• Develops secure 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
• 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 leading designing and building solutions .

• Expertise in Java, Spring Core, Spring Boot, REST APIs, JPA and relevant microservices framework.
• Expertise in JavaScript, Typescript, React and popular test framework for UI
• Expert‑level experience with AI‑assisted/agentic development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot and Claude Code) to accelerate full‑stack delivery—leveraging AI for scaffolding, refactoring, debugging, documentation, code review, and test generation (unit/integration/E2E incl. Playwright), while enforcing secure usage (no secrets, security/license checks, SDLC compliance) and using agentic workflows (plan → build → test → validate) with strong human oversight.
• Experience practicing Spec‑Driven Development: translating business requirements into clear functional/non‑functional specs (API contracts, UI acceptance criteria, test cases), and driving implementation from those specs
• 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
• Familiarity with log/metric collection and monitoring technologies like Grafana, AppDynamics, and Splunk, Hands‑on experience with building CI/CD pipelines using Git, Maven, Jenkins, SonarQube, and Fortify.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and Oracle (including schema design, performance tuning, and SQL optimization).
• Experience with event‑driven processing using Kafka, Proficiency in Object‑Oriented Design (OOD) and Test‑Driven Development (TTD), with hands‑on experience in test automation frameworks like Junit, Mockito, Playwright and Cucumber.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Agile software development experience adhering to a product operating model.
• Experience in building enterprise solution focused on Data Analytics will be beneficial.
• Experience in AI agentic application development, leveraging GitHub Copilot/Copilot agents to accelerate delivery while maintaining strong human oversight and SDLC compliance.
• Experience practicing Spec‑Driven Development using GitHub Copilot, translating requirements into clear specs (API contracts, UI acceptance criteria, test cases) and driving implementation from those specs.

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world’s most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

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. FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans

J.P. Morgan’s Commercial & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets, securities services and payments. Corporations, governments and institutions throughout the world entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. The Commercial & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and extends liquidity in markets around the world. Carry out critical tech solutions across multiple technical areas as an integral part of an agile team