Platform Architect: GraphQL, Cloud & AI-Driven Delivery

Socket.dev; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JPMorganChase in the United States seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive a scalable GraphQL platform and API strategy across multiple teams. You will champion containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform), and secure engineering practices while guiding architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.

You will shape observability standards with Splunk/DataDog/Dynatrace and contribute to AI-assisted development workflows, improving delivery speed and reliability across the platform.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering with 5+ years of applied experience.
• Proven leadership in mentoring engineers and driving architectural decisions across teams.
• Deep expertise in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) with scripting (Python).
• Strong Terraform and IaC experience for multi-environment infrastructure.
• Advanced GraphQL architecture, schema design, and RESTful API principles.
• Expert Git/Bitbucket workflows and multi-tool observability (Splunk/DataDog).

Responsibilities

• Leads design and evolution of a scalable GraphQL platform used by multiple teams.
• Champions CI/CD automation and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Oversees secure, observable platform engineering with monitoring standards.
• Creates self-service APIs, tooling, and documentation for developers.
• Guides adoption of enterprise AI-assisted engineering practices with quality controls.
• Architects API standards and RESTful interfaces across services.
• Mentors engineers and drives architectural decisions across teams.
• Uses Git/Bitbucket workflows and cloud tooling to support delivery.
• Collaborates with open-source communities related to GraphQL and AWS.
• Ensures security best practices and robust incident/root-cause analysis.

Skills

GraphQL architecture

Leadership experience

Python scripting

AWS cloud

Security best practices

RESTful API design

CI/CD automation

Observability tooling

Git/Bitbucket workflows

AI-assisted development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Splunk

DataDog

Dynatrace

CloudWatch

Jenkins

Spinnaker

Job description

JPMorganChase in the United States seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive a scalable GraphQL platform and API strategy across multiple teams. You will champion containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), IaC (Terraform), and secure engineering practices while guiding architectural decisions and mentoring engineers.

You will shape observability standards with Splunk/DataDog/Dynatrace and contribute to AI-assisted development workflows, improving delivery speed and reliability across the platform.