Lead Software Engineer - .NET/Java, Secure & Scalable

Testing Site - JPMC; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology across a high-performing team. You will design, develop, and deliver production-grade code while guiding architecture and best practices.

You will collaborate across distributed teams, advocate CI/CD, and ensure operational stability. The role emphasizes security, data-driven improvements, and delivering trusted market-leading products in a fast-moving environment.

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) and framework(s) (i.e., .NET/.NET Core, C#, Java, JavaScript, React, Angular, SQL/Oracle, Aurora MySQL, Postgres, Containers in Docker, Kubernetes, Elastic Beanstalk, etc.)
• Experience in object-oriented design skills and familiarity with advanced design patterns and practices
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Experience with application development specifically full stack developing in building scalable and robust applications
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Ability to work in large, collaborative and geographically distributed teams to achieve organizational goals
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security
• Demonstrated proficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems

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
• Leads and manages a high-performing software engineering team by setting clear goals, prioritizing work, allocating resources, and driving delivery while fostering collaboration and accountability
• Develops secure high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by software code development
• Gathers, analyzes, synthesizes, and develops visualizations and reporting from large, diverse data sets in service of continuous improvement of software applications and systems
• Proactively identifies hidden problems and patterns in data and uses these insights to drive improvements to coding hygiene and system architecture
• 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

Software engineering experience

Programming languages: .NET/C#, Java,/

Full stack development

CI/CD / automation

Software design patterns

SDLC knowledge

Agile methodologies

Team leadership

Data analysis / visualization

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Elastic Stack

Splunk

Kafka

Job description

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology across a high-performing team. You will design, develop, and deliver production-grade code while guiding architecture and best practices.

You will collaborate across distributed teams, advocate CI/CD, and ensure operational stability. The role emphasizes security, data-driven improvements, and delivering trusted market-leading products in a fast-moving environment.