Lead Software Engineer- React/UI Lead (Consumer & Community Banking)

Archer; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, in partnership with JPMorgan Chase, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join the CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING team. You will be a core technical contributor, delivering secure, scalable code and leading AI-assisted development efforts within an agile environment.

You will guide design decisions, write high-quality production code in React with TypeScript, collaborate with backend teams, and drive automation, testing, and deployment practices to strengthen our financial services

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Experience leading the use of AI-assisted development tools with code review and test acceleration.
• Strong understanding of secure and resilient engineering practices in production environments.
• Hands-on UI development experience using React and TypeScript in commercial settings.
• Proficiency in delivering scalable RESTful APIs and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, contractors, and vendors.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review others' code.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and automated testing standards.
• Influence product design decisions and architectural direction across teams.
• Collaborate with backend teams to design scalable, reusable APIs.

Skills

AI-assisted engineering practices

Secure coding practices

Agile methodologies

UI development with React

TypeScript expertise

RESTful API design

Tools

React

TypeScript

Cypress

API design tools

Job description

Archer is collaborating with J.P. Morgan to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role.

Job Description

As a Lead Software Engineer at JPMorganChase within the CONSUMER & COMMUNITY BANKING team, 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

• Regularly provides technical guidance and direction to support the business and its technical teams, contractors, and vendors
• 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 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.
• Drives decisions that influence the product design, application functionality, and technical operations and processes
• Serves as a function-wide subject matter expert in one or more areas of focus
• Actively contributes to the engineering community as an advocate of firmwide frameworks, tools, and practices of the Software Development Life Cycle
• Influences peers and project decision-makers to consider the use and application of leading-edge technologies

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.
• 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
• Significant commercial experience developing UI's with hands-on applied experience developing in React
• Hands-on practical experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Advanced in one or more programming language(s)
• 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
• In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry and their IT systems
• Practical cloud native experienceHighly competent at React with TypeScript, with a strong engineering-first mindset, an ability to solve complex problems elegantly with an emphasis on scalability and performance.
• Experience in developing, debugging and automated testing (e.g. react testing library / cypress) within a commercial setting
• Experience collaborating with backend technology teams in designing scalable and reusable RESTful APIs

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, And Skills

• Exposure to agentic AI

ABOUT US

Chase is a leading financial services firm, helping nearly half of America's households and small businesses achieve their financial goals through a broad range of financial products. Our mission is to create engaged, lifelong relationships and put our customers at the heart of everything we do. We also help small businesses, nonprofits and cities grow, delivering solutions to solve all their financial needs.

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. These benefits include 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans

About The Team

Our Consumer & Community Banking division serves our Chase customers through a range of financial services, including personal banking, credit cards, mortgages, auto financing, investment advice, small business loans and payment processing. We're proud to lead the U.S. in credit card sales and deposit growth and have the most-used digital solutions – all while ranking first in customer satisfaction.