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

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Data Technology space within Consumer & Community Banking. The role emphasizes technical leadership, secure production code delivery, and architecture influence across multiple applications.

You will drive design decisions, guide AI-assisted development practices, and mentor teams in cloud-native services on AWS, including APIs and event-driven components. This is a Senior engineering leadership role with significant impact.

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training or certification.
• 5+ years of applied experience in engineering roles.
• Experience delivering mission-critical production services and leading architecture decisions.

Responsibilities

• Provides technical guidance to engineering teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Designs and develops secure, high-quality production code and conducts code reviews.
• Leads system design and implementation for cloud-native services on AWS.
• Drives decisions affecting product design, functionality, and operations.
• Promotes AI-assisted engineering practices to improve quality and delivery speed.
• Establishes validation standards for AI-assisted workflows and promotes reusable patterns.
• Applies SDLC toolchain expertise (CI/CD, IaC, observability) to improve reliability.

Skills

Java

Python

Go

AI-assisted development

Secure coding

System design

Leadership

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD tooling

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is seeking a Lead Software Engineer in the Data Technology space within Consumer & Community Banking. The role emphasizes technical leadership, secure production code delivery, and architecture influence across multiple applications.

You will drive design decisions, guide AI-assisted development practices, and mentor teams in cloud-native services on AWS, including APIs and event-driven components. This is a Senior engineering leadership role with significant impact.