Lead Software Engineer - Java with Agentic AI

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive development of trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, scalable way.

You will lead the design, coding, reviews, and deployment, leveraging AI-assisted tooling to accelerate quality and delivery while mentoring teams across multiple business functions. You will apply Core Java, J2EE, and Spring Boot expertise to build production-grade software, automate testing, and improve operational stability.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• 10+ years of hands-on coding experience, primarily in Java and J2EE.
• Proficient in Core Java, J2EE, and Spring Boot with strong coding skills.
• Strong software engineer with hands-on experience using AI coding assistants/agents to design, implement, test, and debug production code.
• Experienced in defining test scenarios and automating unit and integration tests.
• Skilled in performance testing and code optimization.
• Knowledgeable in MQ, Kafka, and message parsers, Proficient with Oracle and Cassandra databases.
• Experienced in build and deployment processes using Bitbucket, Git, Jules and CLOUD.
• 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

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

Skills

Core Java

J2EE

Spring Boot

AI-assisted coding

Unit testing

Performance testing

Kafka

MQ

Oracle

Cassandra

Bitbucket

Git

Jules

Cloud

Tools

Bitbucket

Git

Jules

Cloud

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 Investment Banking - Collateral Services, youare 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.
• 10+ years of hands-on coding experience, primarily in Java and J2EE.
• Proficient in Core Java, J2EE, and Spring Boot with strong coding skills.
• Strong software engineer with hands-on experience using AI coding assistants/agents to design, implement, test, and debug production code
• Experienced in defining test scenarios and automating unit and integration tests.
• Skilled in performance testing and code optimization.
• Knowledgeable in MQ, Kafka, and message parsers, Proficient with Oracle and Cassandra databases.
• Experienced in build and deployment processes using Bitbucket, Git, Jules and CLOUD. .

• 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

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as ReactJS is a plus.
• Certification in Oracle JDK17 or JDK21 is a plus.