Lead Software Engineer - Java/Python, AWS & AI-Driven

JPMorganChase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide data technology initiatives within Consumer & Community Banking. You will architect and deliver secure, scalable cloud-based services, driving integration across APIs, events, and microservices while shaping AI-assisted coding practices.

The role requires hands-on design, production-grade development, and leadership across teams to improve reliability and delivery speed in a complex enterprise environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its engineering teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Designs and develops secure, high-quality production code; reviews, debugs, and raises the engineering bar through strong code review practices.
• Leads system design and implementation for cloud-native services on AWS, including APIs, standalone services, and event-driven components.
• Drives decisions that influence product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes.
• Drives adoption and governance of approved AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes (e.g., AI-assisted code review/refactoring, test acceleration, release readiness, incident/root-cause analysis).
• Establishes measurable validation standards for AI-assisted workflows (secure coding, peer review, automated testing) and promotes reuse of proven patterns and automation within the SDLC/toolchain.
• Applies SDLC toolchain expertise (CI/CD, testing, IaC, observability) to improve reliability, delivery throughput, and operational excellence.
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus and contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices.

Skills

AWS

Java

Python

Go

Terraform

Microservices

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

AI-assisted development tools

Security best practices

CI/CD

Code review

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Kafka/SNS-SQS/Kinesis

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

JPMorganChase in Plano, TX is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide data technology initiatives within Consumer & Community Banking. You will architect and deliver secure, scalable cloud-based services, driving integration across APIs, events, and microservices while shaping AI-assisted coding practices.

The role requires hands-on design, production-grade development, and leadership across teams to improve reliability and delivery speed in a complex enterprise environment.