Lead Software Engineer - Swift / iOS

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; Plano (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase is seeking a Lead Software Engineer within the Consumer & Community Banking - Digital Technology team. You will lead mobile development, implement secure production code, and drive AI-assisted engineering practices across iOS and Android platforms to deliver scalable, high-quality software.

Collaborate with UX for improved user experiences and ensure performance and security across mobile apps in an agile environment.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, high-quality production code and review code written by others.
• Make decisions that impact product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Advise peers and stakeholders on adoption of new technologies.
• Drive team adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices to improve code quality, speed, and reliability.
• Apply SDLC tools and AI-enabled automation to improve value of automation.
• Develop iOS apps using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C.
• Develop Android apps using Java and Kotlin.
• Work on large-scale mobile apps with complex front-end solutions and automated testing.
• Collaborate with UX designers to prototype and implement new features.
• Optimize apps for speed, reliability, and scalability; follow Scrum and CD.
• Support SRE practices to ensure user experience and performance.

Skills

Mobile development

Swift

Objective-C

Java

Kotlin

SwiftUI

UIKit

Cocoa

Xcode

Git

Agile/Scrum

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Xcode

CI/CD

Git

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 Consumer & Community Banking - Digital Technology 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

• Develop secure, high-quality production code; review and debug code written by others.
• Make decisions that impact product design, application functionality, and technical operations.
• Advise peers and project stakeholders on the adoption of new technologies.
• 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.
• Develop mobile applications for iOS using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C.
• Develop mobile applications for Android using Java and Kotlin.
• Work on large-scale mobile apps, implementing complex front-end solutions and automated testing.
• Collaborate with UX designers to prototype and implement new features for improved user experiences.
• Optimize mobile applications for speed, reliability, and scalability; follow Agile practices such as Scrum and Continuous Delivery.
• Support Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to ensure excellent user experience and system performance.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Experience in system design, application development, testing, and maintaining operational stability.
• Advanced in one or more programming language relevant to mobile development
• 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
• Strong knowledge of mobile development frameworks, including iOS, Swift, Objective-C, UIKit, Cocoa, SwiftUI
• Familiarity with iOS design patterns (MVVM, MVC, MVP, VIPER, MVI, etc.).
• Experience integrating native features such as Camera, Push Notifications, GPS, CoreML, and VisionKit.
• Understanding of mobile application security, including device registration, biometrics, encryption, and data protection.
• Experience with API integration and use of development tools like Xcode.
• Proficiency with Git, source code management, and Agile software development methodologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Experience working with copilot or other related tools.
• Familiarity with build automation tools and frameworks for static and dynamic analysis.
• Ability to assess technology risks, perform threat modeling, and communicate risk to stakeholders.
• Experience building relationships with cross-functional teams, including technology, business, audit, and risk partners.
• Knowledge of OAuth, SSO, and NFC technologies.
• Experience building and releasing apps to the App Store or enterprise stores using CI/CD pipelines.