Lead Software Engineer: Java/React, Cloud & AI

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Corporate Technology - Wholesale Credit Risk to advance secure, scalable technology products. As a core technical contributor, you will deliver trusted software solutions across multiple domains.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, ensure secure coding, and contribute to SDLC tooling, CI/CD, and incident analysis while collaborating with agile teams to support the firm’s objectives.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s).
• Demonstrated experience leading effective use of approved AI-assisted software development tools with validation of AI outputs.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI use in engineering workflows and secure handling of data.
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security.
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems.
• Practical cloud native experience.

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 to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational outcomes.
• Applies knowledge of SDLC tools to improve automation and value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate remediation of recurring issues to improve stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams to assess architectural designs and applicability.

Skills

Software design

Application development

Code quality

AI-assisted development

CI/CD

Cloud native

Security

Agile methodologies

Operational stability

Education

Formal training/certification in software engineering

Tools

SDLC toolchain

AI-assisted development tools

Code review tools

Job description

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Houston seeks a Lead Software Engineer within Corporate Technology - Wholesale Credit Risk to advance secure, scalable technology products. As a core technical contributor, you will deliver trusted software solutions across multiple domains.

You will drive AI-assisted engineering practices, ensure secure coding, and contribute to SDLC tooling, CI/CD, and incident analysis while collaborating with agile teams to support the firm’s objectives.