Lead Software Engineer- Platform with AWS

JPMorgan Chase; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

On-site wellness centers

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Mental health support

Financial coaching

Job summary

JPMorgan Chase in Plano, TX seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive secure, scalable technology solutions within the Corporate Sector CTO. You will contribute as a core technical member, delivering trusted products across multiple business functions with an emphasis on AI-assisted engineering, automation, and robust SDLC practices.

You will lead enterprise tooling, collaborate with vendors and teams, and mentor engineers while upholding secure coding and resiliency standards in an agile

Qualifications

• Formal software engineering training or certification.
• 5+ years of applied software engineering experience.
• Proficient with AWS services and components.
• Experience leading AI-assisted software development tooling and validation.
• Strong understanding of responsible AI in engineering workflows.
• Hands-on Kubernetes experience.
• Proficiency in Python/Go/Java/Spring Boot.
• Automation and CI/CD proficiency.
• Solid SDLC and Agile delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Executes creative software solutions and technical troubleshooting.
• Develops secure production code and reviews others' code.
• Drives AI-assisted engineering practices and validates AI outputs.
• Leverages SDLC tools and automation to improve value.
• Identifies opportunities to automate recurring issues for stability.
• Leads evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams on architecture design.
• Leads communities of practice to promote new technologies.
• Fosters diversity, inclusion, and respectful collaboration.

Skills

5+ years software engineering

AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, MongoDB, Postg

AI-assisted development leadership

Responsible AI in engineering

Kubernetes (K8s)

Python/Go/Java/Spring Boot

Automation and CI/CD

SDLC proficiency

Agile methodologies (CI/CD, resiliency

Cloud/AI/ML experience

Education

Formal software engineering training or certification

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD tooling

GraphQL

Monitoring tools

Job description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the Corporate Sector- Chief Technology Office , you are 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
• Proficient with AWS (EKS, ECS, Lambda, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, API Gateway, RDS)
• 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
• Hand on exprience with Kubernetes (K8s)
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s) Python/Go/Java /Spring Boot
• Proficiency in automation and continuous delivery methods
• Proficient in all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle
• 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.)

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Frog Artifactory
• Package Management (Maven, Gradle, NPM, Pypi, NuGet, Docker)
• GraphQL
• Monitoring tools (dynatrace, splunk)

JPMorganChase, one of the oldest financial institutions, offers innovative financial solutions to millions of consumers, small businesses and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under the J.P. Morgan and Chase brands. Our history spans over 200 years and today we are a leader in investment banking, consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.

We offer a competitive total rewards package including base salary determined based on the role, experience, skill set and location. Those in eligible roles may receive commission-based pay and/or discretionary incentive compensation, paid in the form of cash and/or forfeitable equity, awarded in recognition of individual achievements and contributions. We also offer a range of benefits and programs to meet employee needs, based on eligibility.

• comprehensive health care coverage
• on-site health and wellness centers
• a retirement savings plan
• backup childcare
• tuition reimbursement
• mental health support
• financial coaching and more

Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success. We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans