Lead Software Engineer — Java, React, AWS, AI

JP Morgan Chase; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Corporate Technology - Enterprise Technology to drive secure, scalable software solutions across multiple business functions. You will be a core technical contributor, building trusted market-leading technology products and leading AI-assisted development practices.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration across teams, and delivering high-quality production code while advancing responsible AI use and secure coding standards.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts.
• 5+ years of applied experience in software development.
• Experience with Java/J2EE, REST Services, and Spring Boot.
• Strong SQL and data management capabilities.
• Public cloud experience with Kubernetes and AWS; exposure to ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda.
• Designing RESTful APIs for enterprise-scale applications.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted development tools and safe adoption practices.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure production code; reviews and debugs code.
• Identifies optimization opportunities to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Fosters diversity, inclusion, and team culture.
• Evolves and applies AI in software development and automation.
• Drives adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices with validated standards.

Skills

Java/J2EE, REST Services, Spring Boot

RESTful APIs design

OO design principles

Decoupled systems

JUnit

Mockito

Apache Kafka

AI-assisted software development tools

AI-assisted engineering practices

Security and compliance awareness

Cloud technologies

React JS, JavaScript, TypeScript

Education

Software engineering certification or formal training

5+ years applied experience

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

ECS

S3

RDS

Lambda

CloudWatch

EventBridge

Terraform

JUnit

Mockito

Apache Kafka

Copilot

Claude

Job description

JPMorganChase seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Corporate Technology - Enterprise Technology to drive secure, scalable software solutions across multiple business functions. You will be a core technical contributor, building trusted market-leading technology products and leading AI-assisted development practices.

The role emphasizes architectural leadership, collaboration across teams, and delivering high-quality production code while advancing responsible AI use and secure coding standards.